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Jahia Negro Ibn Ya'isch, 11001185 (aged 85 years)

Name
Jahia Negro Ibn /Ya'isch/
Surname
Ya'isch
Given names
Jahia Negro Ibn
Family with parents
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11001185
Birth: 1100 Cordoba Portugal
Death: 1185Lisbon Portugal
Jahia Negro Ibn Ya'isch + … …
himself
11001185
Birth: 1100 Cordoba Portugal
Death: 1185Lisbon Portugal
son
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Birth: about 1150 50 Lisbon Portugal
Death: 1227Lisbon Portugal
Birth
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Occupation
First Chief Rabbi (OberRabbiner) of Portugal and Advisor to the first King of Portugal Alfonso I. the Conqueror
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Death of a father
Death
1185 (aged 85 years)
Unique identifier
B298DA0E1468F64D9639032B03FF49366F5C
Last change
6 August 201210:49:48
Author of last change: Danny
Note

Jahia Negro Ibn Ya'isch, Cordoba-Santarem-Lisbon, about 1100-1185.Advisor to the first King of Portugal Alfonso I. the Conqueror(1139-1185) and the first chief-Rabbi (OberRabbiner) of Portugal.

When the kingdom of Portugal was formed, in the 12th century, there werealready a number of important Jewish communities in seVeral citiesreconquered by the Christians.
Generally speaking, Portuguese Jews enjoyed the protection of the Crownduring the first dynasty.

D. Afonso Henriques entrusted Yahia ben Yahi III with the Post ofsupervisor of tax collection and nominated him the first chief Rabbi ofPortugal. D. Sancho I (1185-1211)continued the same policy as his father,making Jose ben Yahia, the grandson of Yahia ben Yahia, High SteWard ofthe Realm. The clergy, however, invoking the restrictions of the LatEranCouncil, brought considerable pressure to Bear against the Jews duringthe reign of D.Dinis (1279-1325), but the monarch maintained Aconciliatory position.