1066 Granada Massacre - Joseph Ibn Naghrela

Joseph Ibn Naghrela

Joseph ibn Naghrela, or Joseph ha-Nagid (Hebrew: רבי יהוסף בן שמואל הלוי הנגיד Ribbi Yehosef ben Shemu'el ha-Lewi ha-Nagid; Arabic: ابو حسين بن النغريلة‎ Abu Hussein bin Naghrela) (15 September 1035 – 30 December 1066), was a vizier to the Berber king, Badis al-Muzaffar of Granada, during the Moorish rule of Andalusia and the leader of the Jewish community there.

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