History of Slavery in Asia By Jackson Taylor 206 First accounts of slavery in Asia during the Han Dynasty in China Jan 1, 1595 Slavery abolished in Japan Jan 1, 1841 There were nearly 8 to 9 million slaves in India Jan 1, 1843 Slavery abolished in India Jan 1, 1863 Slavery abolished in Dutch Colonies (i.e. Indonesia) Jan 1, 1894 Slavery abolished in Korea Jan 1, 1908 Ottoman Empire stops practicing slavery Jan 1, 1910 Slavery abolished in China Jan 13, 2016 Currently an estimated 300,000 women and children involved in the sex slave trade throughout Southeast Asia