1400 - 1500 CE
Muslim Mamluk Rule in the Land : Pilgrims’ Letters and Jewish Migration
Overview of Mamluk rule from Egypt, including pilgrims’ letters and how the Inquisition and Spanish Expulsion contributed to increased Jewish aliyah.
Two major factors ensured a steady increase in Aliyah to Israel over the 15th century under Mamluk rule: the mid-century conquest of Constantinople by the rising Ottoman Empire, which opened a new outlet for Jewish immigration from Europe to Israel, and the Spanish expulsion, that drove a major Aliyah wave at the end of the century.
Jewish, Christian, and Muslim pilgrims give an ongoing account of the Jewish population, their lifestyle, and trade in the Land of Israel.
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