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.[1][2]
Resources
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abNathan Katz (2000), Who Are the Jews of India?, p. 15, Joseph Azar was the last in the line of Joseph Rabban
^Sidney Mendelssohn (1920), The Jews of Asia, p. 109
Blady, Ken. Jewish Communities in Exotic Places. Northvale, N.J.:
Jason Aronson Inc., 2000. pp. 115–130.