Complex sentence: In 1679 the imam expelled the Jewish population from San'a and the surrounding regions, being forced to settle in Mawza close to Mocha, in what was then known as the Mawza Exile.
Split into simpler sentences: In 1679 the imam expelled the Jewish population from San'a. Instead, they temporarily settled in Mawza close to Mocha, in what was then known as the Mawza Exile.