 Under Ibrahima Sori slaves were sold to obtain munitions needed for the wars . This was considered acceptable as long as the slaves were not Muslim . The jihad created a valuable supply of slaves from the defeated peoples that may have provided a motive for further conquests . The Fulbe ruling class became wealthy slave owners and slave traders . Slave villages were founded , whose inhabitants provided food for their Fulba masters to consume or sell . At one time more than half the population were slaves . As of 2013 the Fulbe were the largest ethnic group in Guinea at 40 % of the population , after the Malinke ( 30 % ) and Susu ( 20 % ) . 
 Under Ibrahima Sori slaves <a href='uninflect' title='1'><mark>were</mark></a> sold to obtain munitions needed for the wars . This was considered acceptable as long as the slaves <a href='negative_concord' title='2'><mark>were</mark></a> <a href='negative_concord' title='3'><mark>not</mark></a>Muslim . The jihad created a valuable supply of slaves from the defeated peoples <a href='null_relcl' title='4'><mark>that</mark></a>may <a href='been_done' title='5'><mark>have</mark></a> provided a motive for further conquests . The Fulbe ruling class became wealthy slave owners and slave traders . Slave villages <a href='uninflect' title='6'><mark>were</mark></a> founded , whose inhabitants provided food for their Fulba masters to consume or sell . At one time more than half the population <a href='uninflect' title='7'><mark>were</mark></a> slaves . As of 2013 the Fulbe <a href='uninflect' title='8'><mark>were</mark></a> the largest ethnic group in Guinea at 40 % of the population , after the Malinke ( 30 % ) and Susu ( 20 % ) . 
Under Ibrahima Sori slaves was sold to obtain munitions needed for the wars . This was considered acceptable as long as the slaves ain't Muslim . The jihad created a valuable supply of slaves from the defeated ppls may done provided a motive for further conquests . The Fulbe ruling class became wealthy slave owners and slave traders . Slave villages was founded , whose inhabitants provided food fir their Fulba masters to consume or sell . At one time more than half the population was slaves . As of 2013 da Fulbe was the largest ethnic group in Guinea at 40 % of tdapopulation , after thdaalinke ( 30 % ) and Susu ( 20 % ) .