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Alphonse forces Jews to return interest to debtors
Alphonse commanded the Jews to repay their debtors all the interest they had collected, with the proceeds going to fund the Crusade.
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- Alphonse of Poitiers
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Blood libel charge at Weissenburg
Jews of Weissenburg were accused of killing a child and draining its blood, with a supposed miracle taken as decisive proof of their guilt.
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- Unknown
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Desecration of the Jewish cemetery in Rome
The Jewish cemetery in Rome was desecrated.
- By
- Unknown
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Duke Henry IV grants privilege regulating Jewish status
Duke Henry IV replaced the synod's restrictions with a privilege placing Jews under ducal jurisdiction, guaranteeing safety of person and property, equal treatment and protection from blood accusations.
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- Duke Henry IV
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Inquisition into usury in Poitiers jurisdiction
Alphonse appointed a Dominican prior and a secular priest to investigate usury in the jurisdiction of Poitiers, with rules favoring Christian oaths over Jewish claims.
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- Alphonse de Poitiers
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Jews barred from Kairwan and Ḥammat
After Saint Louis's failed crusade, the cities of Kairwan and Ḥammat were declared holy and Jews had to leave them or convert to Islam; later they could not stay overnight in them.
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- Ḥafṣite authorities
Jewish Encyclopedia (1906): Tunisia (opens in a new tab)About this entry
Expulsions record persecution of Jews, not wrongdoing by Jews. Why this matters
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Jews of Santa Cecilia quarter given to Huelgas monastery
Alfonso X gave a number of Jews living in the Santa Cecilia quarter to the monastery of Huelgas as a gift.
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- Alfonso X
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Baibars doubles the tribute of non-Muslims
Sultan Baibars doubled the tribute paid by the protected non-Muslim subjects, including the Jews.
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- Sultan Baibars
- Where
- Egypt
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Baibars extorts heavy tribute from Jews after abandoning plan to burn them
Baibars, after planning to burn the Jews, instead levied a heavy tribute from them. Many Jews perished during its collection.
- By
- Sultan Baibars
- Where
- Egypt
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Heavy taxation of the Worms Jews for the Rhenish Alliance and King Richard
The Jews of Worms were taxed large sums for the public peace of the Rhenish Alliance, and later had to pay annual sums to King Richard of Cornwall.
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- Rhenish Alliance and King Richard of Cornwall
- Where
- Worms, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Segregated Jewish quarter ordered in Murcia
Alfonso X assigned a special quarter to the Jewish community of Murcia and explicitly ordered that Jews not live among Christians.
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- Alfonso X of Castile
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Jews barred from settling in Khorezm
In the 13th century the authorities of Khorezm forbade Jews from other places to settle there, which limited the community to a small local group.
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- Local authorities of Khorezm
- Where
- Khorezm, Uzbekistan
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Pisa statutes bar Jewish testimony and require Jewish badge
Statutes of the Pisan republic in the thirteenth century excluded Jews from giving evidence and ordered them to wear the Jews' badge.
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- Republic of Pisa
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Near-annihilation of Mesopotamian Jewry in the 13th century
During the Tatar invasions of the 13th century, the Jewish community of Mesopotamia was almost wiped out, leaving only a remnant.
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- Tatar invaders
- Where
- Mesopotamia, Iraq
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