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Papal order to compel Jews to release Christian debtors from interest
Pope Innocent III instructed the Magdeburg clergy that the secular arm should force Jews to cancel interest owed by Christian debtors, and that Jews be barred from contact with Christians until they complied.
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- Pope Innocent III
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Almohad ruler compels converted Jews to wear distinguishing garb
Suspecting the sincerity of the converted Jews, the Almohad ruler Abu Yusuf Ya'qub al-Mansur forced them to wear distinctive clothing, including a conspicuous yellow head-covering.
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- Abu Yusuf Ya'ḳub al-Manṣur
- Where
- Morocco
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Distinctive sign (Shikla) imposed on Jews
Al-Mansur required Jews, including converts whose sincerity he doubted, to wear a distinctive sign.
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- Almohad ruler al-Mansur
- Where
- Morocco
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Archbishop Conrad exacts the humiliating Jews' oath
During his tenure Archbishop Conrad required Jews to swear a degrading oath, among other oppressive measures.
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- Archbishop Conrad
- Where
- Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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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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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
- Where
- 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
- Where
- 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
- Where
- 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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