Timeline of Jewish-Polish history Timeline of Jewish-Polish history This article presents the timeline of selected events concerning the history of the Jews in Poland beginning with the formation of the Polish state under its first ruler, Mieszko I of Poland. 960 A Jewish merchant and slave trader from Spain, Ibrahim Ibn Jaqub (Abraham ben Jakov), travels to Poland and writes the first description of the country and the city of Kraków. Jewish traders are very active in Central Europe. Mieszko I mints coins with Hebrew letters on them, though some attribute the coins to the times of Mieszko the Old. 1264 Polish Prince Boleslaus
Mieszko Kazimierzowic no mention of Mieszko's influence on Polish politics. Mieszko died on 28 January 1065. Year of death was noted by "Rocznik kapituły krakowskiej", while day by "Necrologium monasterii superioris Ratisbonensis". He died unmarried and childless. Mieszko Kazimierzowic Mieszko Kazimierzowic ("Kazimierzowic" means "son of Kazimierz") (16 April 1045 – 28 January 1065) was a Polish prince member of the House of Piast. According to some scholars, he was probably Duke of Kuyavia since 1058 until his death. He was the third son of Casimir I the Restorer by his wife Maria Dobroniega, daughter of Vladimir the Great, Grand Duke of Kiev.