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Visigothic king Erwig begins his reign by enacting 28 anti-Jewish laws
Visigothic king Erwig begins his reign by enacting 28 anti-Jewish laws. He presses for the "utter extirpation of the pest of the Jews" and decrees that all converts must be registered by a parish priest, who must issue travel permits.
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- Visigothic Kingdom
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Erwig's forced baptism of all Jews
King Erwig had the 12th Council of Toledo order all Jews to be baptized within a year, with confiscation, corporal punishment and exile for refusal.
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- King Erwig and 12th Council of Toledo
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- Visigothic Spain, Spain
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Expulsion of Jews from Medina
Muhammad expelled two Jewish tribes: the Banu Qaynuqa and Banu Nadir from Medina. The Banu Qurayza tribe was slaughtered and the Jewish settlement of Khaybar was ransacked.
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- Muhammad
- Where
- Medina, Saudi Arabia
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