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mar 6, 1511 - COFFEE TRADE SHUT DOWN

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Khair Bey, the governor of Mecca, bans coffee fearing that its power might promote resistance to his rule. Coffee trade is shut down in Constantinople (Istanbul). After a week-long "reign of terror", the sultan decides that coffee is blessed and has the governor executed.

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mar 6, 1511
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~ 514 years ago