▁attack ▁resulted ▁in ▁thousands ▁of ▁Jewish ▁inhabitants ▁being ▁killed , ▁with ▁many ▁others ▁having ▁to ▁open ly ▁ren ounce ▁their ▁faith . ▁The ▁community ▁took ▁at ▁least ▁a ▁de cade ▁to ▁recover ▁from ▁this , ▁growing ▁again ▁under ▁the ▁rule ▁of ▁the ▁W att as id ▁s ultan ▁Muhammad ▁al - Sh ay kh ▁( 1 4 7 2 - 1 5 0 5 ). ▁ ▁Later ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁M ella h ▁( late ▁ 1 5 th ▁to ▁ 1 9 th ▁centuries ) ▁▁ ▁In ▁subsequent ▁centuries ▁the ▁fort unes ▁of ▁the ▁M ella h ▁and ▁the ▁Jewish ▁community ▁of ▁F es ▁varied ▁according ▁to ▁circumstances , ▁including ▁general ▁circumstances ▁that ▁affected ▁all ▁inhabitants ▁of ▁F es ▁such ▁as ▁fam ine ▁or ▁war . ▁The ▁M ella h ' s ▁location ▁inside ▁the ▁more ▁heavily ▁fort ified ▁F es ▁el - J did ▁and ▁close ▁to ▁the ▁Royal ▁Palace ▁made ▁it ▁relatively ▁secure , ▁but ▁the ▁Jewish ▁community ▁non eth eless ▁suffered ▁dis aster s ▁at ▁various ▁periods . ▁▁ ▁Major ▁changes ▁once ▁again ▁took ▁place ▁when ▁in ▁ 1 4 9 2 ▁the ▁Spanish ▁crown ▁exp elled ▁all ▁Jews ▁from ▁Spain , ▁with ▁Portugal ▁doing ▁the ▁same ▁in ▁ 1 4 9 7 . ▁The ▁following ▁waves ▁of ▁Spanish ▁Jews ▁migr ating ▁to ▁F es ▁and ▁North ▁Africa ▁increased ▁the ▁Jewish ▁population ▁and ▁also ▁alter ed ▁its ▁social , ▁eth nic , ▁and ▁lingu istic ▁make up . ▁According ▁to ▁a ▁Belg ian ▁scholar ▁who ▁visited ▁the ▁M ella