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Thus said Abraham the son of Samuel the son of Abraham Zacuto, may his memory be for the world to come. [ . . . ] [T]o bring merit upon myself and others, I was motivated to write this…
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Uri of Biella, Abraham Zacuto
Places:
Salamanca, Spanish Empire
(Salamanca, Spain)
Beja, Portuguese Empire
(Beja, Portugal)
Tunis, Hasfid Dynasty
(Tunis, Tunisia)
Date:
ca. 1505
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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
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And it came to pass in the days of Sultan Murad [IV], King of Turkey, may his majesty be exalted, in the third year of his reign, which is the year 5385 from creation [1625], the upright prince…
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Unknown
Places:
Jerusalem, Ottoman Empire
(Jerusalem, Israel)
Date:
1627