“All Muhammadans are fond of women, who are their principal relaxation and almost their only pleasure.”

— Niccolao Manucci

Manucci, II, 240; quoted from Lal, K. S. (1994). Muslim slave system in medieval India. New Delhi: Aditya Prakashan.
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Italian writer and historian 1638–1717

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