1165Forced Conversions and Death in Fez

New Almohad ruler decrees that all Jews in Fez must convert ...
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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.
Massacres by Almohad Caliphate in Fez and Marrakesh (1146)
Almohad CaliphateMassacreNorth AfricaReligious PersecutionFezMarrakech
MoroccoMorocco

🚫 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 Rule and Forced Conversions in Granada (1148)
Almohad CaliphateForced ConversionReligious PersecutionGranadaMaimonidesExile
SpainSpainMoroccoMorocco

🔥 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
MoroccoMorocco

✍️ Forced Conversions in Yemen

Forced mass conversions of Jews to Islam in Yemen.
Forced Conversions in Yemen (1165)
Forced ConversionReligious PersecutionYemenIslamic WorldMass Violence
YemenYemen

📜 Manuel I of Portugal Orders Jewish Conversion or Exile

Manuel I of Portugal decrees that all Jews must convert or leave Portugal without their children.
Manuel I of Portugal Orders Jewish Conversion or Exile (1497)
Forced ConversionExilePortugalReligious PersecutionEarly Modern PeriodSephardic Jews
PortugalPortugal

🚫 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 Conversions in Iran (1657)
Forced ConversionReligious PersecutionAbbas II17th CenturyIranPersiaJewish CommunityDiscrimination
IranIran