In two of the oldest continents; Africa and Asia, having a slave was a common practice. Old monarchical systems recorded the existence of service. In 2015 a headline read: Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuwade Burial Delayed as “Abobaku” Runs Away. Abobaku is a title that means “The one who dies with the king”. He is a person that is appointed upon a king’s coronation, to be buried with the king when he eventually dies. Abobaku’s job is to serve the king, die with the king, be buried with the king, and attend to him in the ‘afterlife’…
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