ader ▁political ▁motiv ations ▁for ▁moving ▁the ▁Jewish ▁community ▁to ▁F es ▁el - J did , ▁closer ▁to ▁the ▁royal ▁palace , ▁may ▁have ▁included ▁the ▁r ul ers ' ▁desire ▁to ▁take ▁more ▁direct ▁advantage ▁( or ▁control ) ▁of ▁their ▁art isan ▁skills ▁and ▁of ▁their ▁commercial ▁relations ▁with ▁Jewish ▁communities ▁in ▁Europe ▁and ▁other ▁countries ▁( which , ▁by ▁extension , ▁could ▁also ▁be ▁used ▁for ▁diplom atic ▁purposes ). ▁The ▁M ella h ' s ▁Jewish ▁c emetery ▁was ▁established ▁at ▁its ▁south western ▁edge ▁( around ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁Place ▁des ▁A la ou ites ▁near ▁the ▁Royal ▁Palace ▁gates ) ▁on ▁land ▁which ▁was ▁don ated ▁to ▁the ▁Jewish ▁community ▁by ▁a ▁Mar in id ▁prin cess ▁named ▁L alla ▁M ina ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 5 th ▁century . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 5 th ▁century ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁time ▁of ▁relative ▁political ▁inst ability , ▁with ▁the ▁W att as id ▁viz iers ▁taking ▁over ▁effective ▁control ▁from ▁the ▁Mar in id ▁dynast y ▁and ▁compet ing ▁with ▁other ▁local ▁fa ctions ▁in ▁F es . ▁In ▁ 1 4 6 5 , ▁the ▁M ella h ▁was ▁attacked ▁by ▁the ▁Muslim ▁population ▁of ▁F es ▁el - B ali ▁during ▁a ▁revol t ▁led ▁by ▁the ▁sh ura fa ▁( no ble ▁sh ar if ian ▁families ) ▁against ▁the ▁Mar in id ▁s ultan ▁Abd ▁al - Ha qq ▁II ▁and ▁his ▁Jewish ▁viz ier ▁Har un ▁ibn ▁Batt ash . ▁The