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Chronicle on the Death of Sultan Osman II and the Reigns of Mustafa and Murad
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Sunday, 15th of the aforementioned month [Elul; 10.9.1623]. The Sipahis [feudal cavalrymen] and the Janissaries [professional infantry corps] and all the king’s slaves and ministers came to speak with…

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Unknown

Places:

Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (Istanbul, Turkey)

Date:

1622–1624

Subjects:

Monarchy, Antisemitism, Blood libel, Holidays, Passover

Categories:

History, Historical Writing, Firsthand Accounts
Description of the Celebratory Procession of Prague Jewry
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Unknown

Places:

Prague, Holy Roman Empire (Prague, Czech Republic)

Date:

1741

Subjects:

Monarchy, Community, Holidays, Christian-Jewish relations, Class

Categories:

History, Historical Writing, Firsthand Accounts
Megilat Mitsrayim (The Scroll of Egypt)
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After these things, Ahmed Shaitan desired of the Jews a hundred and fifty thousand great gold pieces, and he also said, If ye bring them not quickly, I shall kill you with the sword. And when the Jews…

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Unknown

Places:

Cairo, Ottoman Empire (Cairo, Egypt)

Date:

ca. 1524

Subjects:

Holidays, Purim, Monarchy, Antisemitism, Violence

Categories:

History, Religion & Theology, Literature