What is Afro-Asians?
'''Afro-Asian''' or '''Blasian''', means a person of mixed race. [[Black people|Black African]] and [[East Asia]]n. == History == ===West Asia and Africa=== [[Ethiopia]]ns went to [[South Arabia]] in the 2nd century and the 4th century. By 532 AD they had invaded [[Yemen]]. After this, many more Africans came to South Arabia as [[slave]]s; men were usually traded and the women were kept as servants for the [[Arab]] leaders. [[Mixed race]] children were more [[value|valuable]] in South Arabia. Two such children became Princes of the [[Abbassid]]s. At this time, the Arabian army, known as the [[Sabaens]], moved to Ethiopia. In [[Iraq]], [[Bantu languages|Bantu]]-speaking Africans were called [[Zanj]]. The large number of Zanj slaves working in bad conditions in Iraq lead to the famous [[Zanj Rebellion]] over fifteen years (869-883 AD). African rebels took over many of Iraq's cities forcing Arabs to flee to African nations such as [[Kenya]], [[Somalia]] and [[Tanzania]]. Today someone of African and Arab descent is considered [[Afro-Arab]].<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.colorq.org/MeltingPot/article.aspx?d=Asia&x=BlackWestAsians |title = Black Africans in West Asia |access-date = 2008-07-21 |publisher = Color Q World |archive-date = 2022-07-09 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220709215045/http://www.colorq.org/MeltingPot/article.aspx?d=Asia&x=BlackWestAsians |url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.colorq.org/MeltingPot/article.aspx?d=Africa&x=ArabBlacks |title = Black African and Arab Intermarriage in East Africa |access-date = 2008-07-21 |publisher = Color Q World |archive-date = 2008-09-22 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080922031059/http://www.colorq.org/MeltingPot/article.aspx?d=Africa&x=ArabBlacks |url-status = dead }}</ref> A former slave by the name of Najah seized power in the 10th century and established the [[Banu Najah]] dynasty, the first royal Afro-Asian family.<ref>{{cite book|author=Pankhurst, Richard|chapter-url=http://www.addistribune.com/Archives/2