Joseph Azar was a
Jewish
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prince of the
Anjuvannam
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in
Cochin
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,
South India
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. He was a descendant of
Joseph Rabban
Joseph Rabban (old Malayalam:Narayanan, M. G. S. ''Perumāḷs of Kerala: Brahmin Oligarchy and Ritual Monarchy: Political and Social Conditions of Kerala Under the Cēra Perumāḷs of Makōtai (c. AD 800 - AD 1124).'' Thrissur (Kerala): CosmoBoo ...
.
Azar lived in the 14th century CE.
In 1340 Joseph Azar became embroiled in a conflict over succession with his brother. The ensuing strife led to intervention by neighboring
potentates and the eradication of
Jewish autonomy in South India.
[Sidney Mendelssohn (1920), The Jews of Asia, p. 109]
Resources
*Blady, Ken. ''Jewish Communities in Exotic Places''. Northvale, N.J.:
Jason Aronson
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Couples therapy (also couples' counseling, marriage counseling, or marriag ...
Inc., 2000. pp. 115–130.
See also
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Cochin Jews
Cochin Jews (also known as Malabar Jews or Kochinim, from ) are the oldest group of Jews in India, with roots that are claimed to date back to the time of King Solomon. The Cochin Jews settled in the Kingdom of Cochin in South India, now pa ...
External links
Jews of Cochin— Picture of Joseph Azar in the
Paradesi Synagogue
The Paradesi Synagogue aka Cochin Jewish Synagogue or the Mattancherry Synagogue (Malayalam: പരദേശി ജൂതപള്ളി) is a synagogue located in Mattancherry Jew Town, a suburb of the city of Kochi, Kerala, in India. It wa ...
14th-century Indian people
Cochin Jews
Mizrahi Jews
Indian Jews
Jewish royalty
History of Kerala
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