 From 1555 onwards Macau received slave women of Timorese origin as well as women of African origin, and from Malacca and India.Macau was permitted by Pombal to receive an influx of Timorese women.Macau received an influx of African slaves, Japanese slaves as well as Christian Korean slaves who were bought by the Portuguese from the Japanese after they were taken prisoner during the Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–98) in the era of Hideyoshi.