Sabbatai Zevi (Zevi Shabbethai)

1626 - Born on the 22th of July. A radical dreamer and proclaimed himself as "The Messiah".

1648 - With his knowledge of the "Kabbalah" he gained himself a band of followers.

         - Proclaimed himself as the true "Messianic" redeemer deisgnated by God to overthrow the governments and restore the kingdom of Israel.

1651 - He and his disciples were banished from Symrna.

1658 - In Constantinople he met a preacher Abrahan ha-yakini, who confirmed Sabbatai.

1666 - Left Symrna again for Constantinople for two uncertain reasons: He was compelled by the authorities or on the hope that a miracle would happen in the Turkish capital to fulfil the prophecy of Nathan Ghazzati that Sabbatai would place the sultan's crown on his own head.