EventAcross the pillars

The Sabbatean Messianic Movement

d009_late_minorities.1
The Sabbatean Messianic Movement

A mystic named Target Character has declared himself/herself the long-awaited Messiah in Smyrna, and the news has set our Jewish subjects alight with an excitement no rabbi's caution seems able to dampen. Whole Sephardi congregations abandon their trades and prepare for a return to Zion that our own officials are at a loss to either confirm or deny. Whether this passes as a fever of the season or reshapes the community for good is not yet clear, and our Court Title is divided on whether it is even our place to intervene.

Historical event
  • Is Ottomans
  • Date: 1665–1667
  • Monthly chance: 100%
Trigger
Exact conditions

  • Create character: First name: name_sabbatai · Last name: Zevi · Culture: Romanyoti · Religion: Judaism · Female: no · Min age: 35 · Estate: Clergy · Create in limbo: yes
    Administrative Ability
    • 40
    • 60
    Diplomatic Ability
    • 60
    • 80
    Military Ability
    • 5
    • 20
  • Set variable
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Requires 5

Religions
  • JudaismAs soon as it happens, Option 2…
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Changes 1

References 2

Mentions 2

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Scripting 7

Grants 2

Uses 1

References 4

type = country_event
title = d009_late_minorities.1.title The Sabbatean Messianic Movement
desc = d009_late_minorities.1.desc A mystic named Target Character has declared himself/herself the long-awaited Messiah in Smyrna, and the news has set our Jewish subjects alight with an excitement no rabbi's caution seems able to dampen. Whole Sephardi congregations abandon their trades and prepare for a return to Zion that our own officials are at a loss to either confirm or deny. Whether this passes as a fever of the season or reshapes the community for good is not yet clear, and our Court Title is divided on whether it is even our place to intervene.
outcome = neutral
historical_info = d009_late_minorities.1.historical_info Sabbatai Zevi, born in Smyrna in 1626, declared himself the Jewish Messiah in 1665, igniting a wave of messianic fervor that swept Jewish communities from Amsterdam to Yemen, including large parts of the Sephardi diaspora. Ottoman authorities eventually arrested him in 1666, presenting him with a choice between conversion to Islam and execution.
fire_only_once = yes
dynamic_historical_event = {
tag = TUR
from = 1665.1.1
to = 1667.1.1
monthly_chance = 100
}

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