610 ⟶ King Sisebur Bans Judaism in Hispania
After many of his anti-Jewish edicts were ignored, King Sise...
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✂️ Hadrian Bans Circumcision
Roman Emperor Hadrian bans Circumcision, making Judaism de facto illegal.⟶
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Israel💧 Merovingians Order Baptism for All Jews
The Merovingians order that all Jews of the kingdom are to be baptized.⟶
Forced ConversionMerovingian DynastyReligious LawBaptismChristianityReligious PersecutionEarly Middle AgesLegal CoercionJewish-Christian Relations
France🚫 King Sisebur Bans Judaism in Hispania
After many of his anti-Jewish edicts were ignored, King Sisebur prohibits Judaism in Hispania and Septimania. Those not baptized fled. This was the first incidence where a prohibition of Judaism affected an entire country.⟶
Visigothic KingdomForced ConversionReligious LawExpulsionHispaniaKing SiseburReligious PersecutionLegal DiscriminationJudaism
Spain💧 Basil I Orders Forced Baptism of Jews
Basil I decrees that all Byzantine Jews are to be baptized, by force if necessary.⟶
Forced ConversionByzantine EmpireReligious PersecutionEastern ChristianityAnti-JudaismBasil IEarly Middle AgesReligious Law
Greece
Turkey
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North Macedonia📜 Forced Conversion and Expulsion of Jews from Mali
Askia Mohammad I decrees that all Jews must convert to Islam, leave or be killed. Judaism becomes illegal in Mali. This was based on the advice of Muhammad al-Maghili. The region of Timbuktu had previously been tolerant of other religions before Askia got into power.⟶
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Mali🚪 Jews and New Christians Expelled from Calabria
Spanish gain control of Calabria and expel all Jews and New Christians.⟶
ExpulsionForced ConversionReligious PersecutionItalyEarly Modern PeriodSephardic Jews
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