870Jewish Cemeteries Flattened in Egypt

Ahmad ibn Tulun flattens Jewish cemeteries and replaces them...
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⚔️ Idriss I Attacks Jewish Communities in North Africa

Idriss I attacks Jewish communities, imposes high per capita taxes, and forces them to provide annual virgins for his harem for refusing to attack other Jewish communities. According to Maghrebi tradition, the Jewish tribe Ubaid Allah left and settled in Djerba.
Idriss I Attacks Jewish Communities in North Africa (788)
ViolenceNorth AfricaIslamic WorldTaxationReligious PersecutionIdriss IEarly Islamic Period
MoroccoMoroccoAlgeriaAlgeriaTunisiaTunisiaLibyaLibya

🪦 Jewish Cemeteries Flattened in Egypt

Ahmad ibn Tulun flattens Jewish cemeteries and replaces them with Muslim tombs.
Jewish Cemeteries Flattened in Egypt (870)
Cemetery DesecrationAhmad ibn TulunIslamic WorldEarly Islamic PeriodCultural Destruction
EgyptEgypt

⚰️ Jewish Vizier Murdered in Muslim Mob Attack

A Muslim mob raids the palace of the Jewish vizier and kills him after the ruler al-Mondhir is assassinated.
AssassinationVizierMob ViolenceIslamic WorldIranEarly Middle Ages
IranIran