897 AH
From the Alhambra, Ferdinand and Isabella order every Jew in Spain to convert or leave. Tens of thousands go, and many find refuge in the Ottoman empire.
How it touches Islam Sultan Bayezid II welcomed them; Thessaloniki and Istanbul became great Jewish cities under Muslim rule.
Ferdinand and IsabellaBayezid II
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