943 ⟶ Byzantine Jews Flee to Khazaria
Byzantine Jews from all over the Empire flee from persecutio...
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🔥 Massacres of Jews in the Byzantine Empire
Massacres of Jews all across the Byzantine Empire.⟶
Byzantine EmpirePogromsMassacresViolenceReligious ConflictPersecutionAnti-Jewish ViolenceEarly Middle Ages
Greece
Turkey
Israel
Egypt✝️ Byzantine Jews Forced to Convert
Byzantine emperor Leo III forcibly converts all Jews and Montanists in the empire into mainstream Byzantine Christianity.⟶
Forced ConversionByzantine EmpireReligious PersecutionEastern ChristianityAnti-JudaismLeo IIIEarly Middle AgesReligious Law
GreeceTurkey
Bulgaria
North Macedonia📜 Byzantine Decree of Forced Conversion
Romanos I Lekapenos decreed that all Jews should be forced to convert and subjugated if they refuse. This leads to the death of hundreds of Jews and the destruction of numerous synagogues.⟶
Byzantine EmpireForced ConversionReligious PersecutionAntisemitismRomanos I LekapenosJewish CommunitiesPersecutionEastern Roman Empire
GreeceTurkey🏃 Byzantine Jews Flee to Khazaria
Byzantine Jews from all over the Empire flee from persecution into Khazaria. The King of Khazaria at the time, who was Jewish, subsequently cut ties with the Byzantine Empire.⟶
Byzantine EmpireKhazariaMigrationPersecutionReligious FreedomJewish KingdomPolitical ConflictAntisemitism
Turkey
Azerbaijan
Russia
🚶 Expulsion of Afghan Jews
2,000 Afghani Jews are expelled from their towns and forced to live in the wilderness.⟶
ExpulsionAntisemitismAfghanistanPersecutionForced displacementJewish community
Afghanistan