[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India)](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930) › v2.c15.8 # History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v2.c15.8 History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v2.c15.8 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c15.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v2.c15.8) \*Slavery.\* Existence of slavery in Vedic times. Kinds of slaves in the smṛtis. Manumission of slaves. - [Previous: v2.c15.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v2.c15.7) - [Next: v2.c15.9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v2.c15.9) - [Up: v2.c15](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v2.c15) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v2.c15.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v2.c15.8) · Pramāṇa