1148 ⟶ Almohad Rule and Forced Conversions in Granada
Rule of the Almohad Caliphate in al-Andalus. Only Jews who h...
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☠️ Massacres by Almohad Caliphate in Fez and Marrakesh
100,000 Jews are massacred by the Almohad Caliphate in Fez, Morocco and 120,000 in Marrakesh.⟶
Almohad CaliphateMassacreNorth AfricaReligious PersecutionFezMarrakech
Morocco🚫 Almohad Rule and Forced Conversions in Granada
Rule of the Almohad Caliphate in al-Andalus. Only Jews who had converted to Christianity or Islam were allowed to live in Granada. One of the refugees was Maimonides, who settled first in Fez and later in Fustat near Cairo.⟶
Almohad CaliphateForced ConversionReligious PersecutionGranadaMaimonidesExile
SpainMorocco💥 Destruction of the Jewish Community of Lucena
The mostly-Jewish town Lucena, Córdoba is captured by the Almohad Caliphate and local Jews are given the choice of Islam or death. This was the end of the Jewish community of Lucena.⟶
Almohad CaliphateLucenaForced ConversionMassacreReligious ViolenceIberian Peninsula
Spain
🔥 Forced Conversions and Death in Fez
New Almohad ruler decrees that all Jews in Fez must convert to Islam or face death. Judah ha-Kohen ibn Shushan is burnt alive for refusing and Maimonides was displaced and permanently leaves for Egypt.⟶
Almohad CaliphateFezForced ConversionMaimonidesReligious PersecutionExile
Morocco🚫 Forced Conversions in Iran
Jews throughout Iran (including 7,000 in Kashan alone) are forced to convert to Islam as a result of persecutions by Abbas II of Persia.⟶
Forced ConversionReligious PersecutionAbbas II17th CenturyIranPersiaJewish CommunityDiscrimination
Iran