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Manuel Comnenus returns Jews to municipal jurisdiction
Emperor Manuel Comnenus placed the Jews of Constantinople once more under the authority of the municipal courts, reversing their separate status.
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- Manuel Comnenus
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Anti-Jewish restrictions lifted 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.
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- Almohad Caliphate
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The Almohads conquer southern Spain and the Magrheb
The Almohads conquer southern Spain and the Magrheb. As they do not recognise the typical dhimmi status of Jews and Christians, they often force them to choose between conversion and death.
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- Almohad Caliphate
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Crusaders bar Jews from residing in Jerusalem
During the Crusader kingdom, Jews (and Muslims) were not allowed to live in Jerusalem, although a few Jews settled near the Citadel.
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- Crusader rulers of the Kingdom of Jerusalem
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- Jerusalem
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Almohad massacres of Jews in the Maghreb and Spain
During the Almohad conquests of the twelfth century, Ibn Tumart is said to have massacred Jews from Zala in North Africa to Almeria in Spain. Thousands of Spanish Jews fled to North Africa.
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- Almohades under Ibn Tumart
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- Maghreb (several countries)Spain
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Fine on Bonn Jews after murder accusation
After a murder accusation, the Jewish community was made to pay a 400-mark fine to the emperor and the bishop.
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- The emperor and the bishop
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- Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Almohad ban on Judaism and forced conversion in Morocco
The Almohad rulers banned the practice of Judaism in Morocco and neighboring lands and forced the Jews to convert to Islam. Judaism survived only in secret.
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- Almohad rulers
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- MoroccoNorth Africa (several countries)
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Almohad persecution of the Jews of Oran
The fanatical Almohad dynasty cruelly persecuted the Jews of Oran, driving many to emigrate eastward and many others to convert to Islam.
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- Almohades
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