The Kunlun slave in The Longest Day in Chang 'an is a black man. What was their life like in the Tang Dynasty?

The Kunlun slaves mentioned in The Longest Day in Chang 'an are actually slaves supported by the nobles in the Tang Dynasty. Because they have many skills and exotic customs, they are loved by the nobles in the Tang Dynasty. Kunlun Mountain has always been referred to as Kunlun Mountain in China, which is the sacred mountain in China, but the status of Kunlun slaves in the Tang Dynasty was not high. Next, let's take a look at the Kunlun slaves in the Tang Dynasty.

Whether the Kunlun slaves in the Tang Dynasty were black or not has always been controversial. First, Kunlun slave black. Because according to Tang Shi's records, these Kunlun slaves have curly hair, dark skin and white teeth when they open their mouths. In addition, Arab businessmen at that time often traveled to and from China and North Africa to do business, so scholars thought that Kunlun slaves were black, and many people held this view. Second, they come from Southeast Asia. Now there are many tribes similar to blacks on the islands of Southeast Asia. The slaves in Kunlun probably came from Southeast Asia, not Africa.

The third argument comes from zhina Peninsula. India was once invaded by Aryans, but the indigenous people were very dark. In China's classics, these small countries in India are often called Kunlun, so Kunlun slaves are Indians. Whether black, Indian or Southeast Asian, Kunlun slaves are not native to China, but belong to other countries. So, why did the nobles in the Tang Dynasty like Kunlun slaves so much? Kunlun slaves have better life skills and physical strength than many Han Chinese. Besides, the Tang Dynasty was a multicultural and open country. Therefore, there are many powerful people who support Kunlun slaves.

Kunlun slaves were recorded in many legendary novels in the Tang Dynasty, but as slaves, Kunlun slaves did not have a high status in the Tang Dynasty, and the subsequent dynasties gradually disappeared.