Where was Sabbatai Zevi banished after Constantinople?
Ulcinj
Aleppo
Baghdad
Thessaloniki
Answer
Ulcinj, a coastal town in present-day Montenegro, became the place of exile for Sabbatai Zevi, a prominent 17th-century Jewish mystic, after his banishment from Constantinople. Zevi's messianic claims and controversial teachings had sparked unrest in the Ottoman Empire, leading to his arrest and eventual exile to Ulcinj, where he spent the remaining years of his life under surveillance.
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