Benjamin of Tudela, who visited Narbonne in 1165, speaks of the exalted position occupied by the descendants of Makhir, and the "Royal Letters" of 1364  also record the existence of a rex Iudaeorum (King of the Jews) at Narbonne.
In Benjamin of Tudela's account of his visit to Narbonne in 1165, he described the elevated status of descendants of Makhir, and "Royal Letters" from 1364 confirmed the existence of a rex Iudaeorum (King of the Jews) at Narbonne.