1008Al-Hakim's Restrictions in Fatimid Caliphate

Caliph Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah ("the Mad") issues severe restr...
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🟡 Yellow Badge Decree in the Abbasid Caliphate

Abbasid Caliph Harun al-Rashid orders all Jews in the Caliphate to wear a yellow belt, with Christians to wear a blue one.
Yellow Badge Decree in the Abbasid Caliphate (807)
Abbasid CaliphateDhimmiYellow BadgeDiscrimination8th CenturyReligious Persecution
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😠 Al-Hakim's Restrictions in Fatimid Caliphate

Caliph Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah ("the Mad") issues severe restrictions against Jews in the Fatimid Caliphate. All Jews are forced to wear a heavy wooden "golden calf" around their necks. Christians have to wear a large wooden cross and members of both groups had to wear black hats.
Al-Hakim's Restrictions in Fatimid Caliphate (1008)
Al-Hakim bi-Amr AllahFatimid CaliphateReligious PersecutionEgyptBlack HatsWooden CalfMedieval Period
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