1318 ⟶ Execution of Rashid-al-Din Hamadani and Mutilation of his Corpse
Rashid-al-Din Hamadani, a Persian Jewish convert to Islam wa...
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⚔️ Theodore Komnenos Doukas and Jewish Execution
Theodore Komnenos Doukas is defeated. Since Theodore decreed many anti-Jewish laws and seized Jewish property, he was handed over to two Jews by John Asen II to personally kill him. After having pity on him and refusing to kill Theodore, the Czar had the Jews thrown off a cliff.⟶
Medieval PeriodByzantine EmpireExecutionTheodore Komnenos DoukasJohn Asen IIViolence
Greece🔪 Murder of Sa'ad al-Dawla and Persecution of Persian Jews
Jewish physician and grand Vizier Sa'ad al-Dawla is killed by Muslims who felt it a degradation to have a Jew placed over them. Persian Jews suffer a long-period of violent persecution by the Muslim population.⟶
Mass ViolencePersecutionMuslimsPersiaIranMiddle AgesPogromSa'ad al-DawlaAntisemitism
Iran💀 Execution of Rashid-al-Din Hamadani and Mutilation of his Corpse
Rashid-al-Din Hamadani, a Persian Jewish convert to Islam was executed on fake charges of poisoning Öljeitü and for several days crowds carried his head around his native city of Tabriz, chanting "This is the head of the Jew who abused the name of God; may God's curse be upon him!"⟶
ExecutionIranPersiaViolenceMuslimsReligious PersecutionAntisemitismRashid al-Din Hamadani
Iran
🚫 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🔥 Forced Conversion and Massacre of Jews in Barforush
The Jews of Barforush are forcibly converted to Islam. When they are allowed to revert to Judaism thanks to French and British ambassadors, a Muslim mob kills 18 Jews, burning two of them alive.⟶
BarforushIranForced ConversionPogrom19th CenturyReligious PersecutionMob ViolenceAntisemitism
Iran