Ahmed had taken a loan of just Rs 45,000 from a rowdy-sheeter identified as Gadda Ansar three years ago. Pasha was paying an interest of 25 per cent on the borrowed amount.

The archival collection "The abolition of slavery in Tunisia 1841-1846" comprises the decree of Ahmed Pasha Bey (1837-1855) promulgated in January 1846 and which abolishes slavery. It also includes ...