Hasdai, or Hisday, a derivative of 'Hasadiah' (), was a Jewish
Exilarch
The exilarch was the leader of the Jewish community in Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq) during the era of the Parthians, Sasanians and Abbasid Caliphate up until the Mongol invasion of Baghdad in 1258, with intermittent gaps due to ongoing polit ...
of the late 7th century AD, succeeding his father
Bostanai
Bostanai (Hebrew: בוסתנאי), also transliterated as Bustanai or Bustnay, also known by his personal name Haninai (Hani' in Arabic), was the first Exilarch (leader of the Jewish community of Mesopotamia) under Arab rule. He lived in the earl ...
to the office. Some sources allege he left no male heirs, and the succession went with the descendants of his brother,
Baradoi. Alternatively, the exilarch
Solomon I
Solomon I the Great, ( ka, სოლომონ I დიდი) (1735 – April 23, 1784), of the Bagrationi Dynasty, was a List of monarchs of Georgia, king (''mepe'') of Kingdom of Imereti, Imereti from 1752 to 1765 and again from 1767 until ...
is said to be his son and eventually heir.
[''Judaeo Arabic Studies''. Gil, Moshe. (2013). Volume III of Studies in Muslim-Jewish relations. p. 164] Little to nothing is known about his tenure as exilarch beyond the legal dispute that he had with his Persian half-siblings and their mother.
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Exilarch
The exilarch was the leader of the Jewish community in Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq) during the era of the Parthians, Sasanians and Abbasid Caliphate up until the Mongol invasion of Baghdad in 1258, with intermittent gaps due to ongoing polit ...
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Seder Olam Zutta
Seder Olam Zutta (Hebrew: ) is an anonymous chronicle from 803 CE, called "Zuta" (= "smaller," or "younger") to distinguish it from the older ''Seder Olam Rabbah.'' This work is based upon, and to a certain extent completes and continues, the old ...
External links
Jewish Encyclopedia- Exilarch
References
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Exilarchs
7th-century Jews
Jewish royalty