Aaron ben Batash

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1465 Moroccan Revolt
1465 The revolt marked the end of a 215-year reign (1244-1465). The sharifs formed a jihad, against the last Marinid leader, a Jewish vizir, Aaron ben Batash, appointed by Abu Muhammad Abd Al-Haqq.
1465 They subsequently put Aaron ben Batash to death, cutting his throat. Almost all the Jewish community of Fes were also slaughtered in the revolt. As a result of the troubles in Fes, the Portuguese king Afonso V finally managed to take Tangier.