resh galuta
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Resh Galuta was the traditional title for the Jewish exilarch, the political and sometimes spiritual leader of the Jewish community in Babylonia during late antiquity and the early Middle Ages.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Resh Galuta | 0 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish leadership office
ⓘ
historical title ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Exilarch
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rosh Galut NERFINISHED ⓘ Rosh ha-Golah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Jewish community in Babylonia ⓘ |
| associatedWithReligion | Judaism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | Babylonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| claimsDescentFrom | King David NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith | Babylonian Geonim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exercisesAuthorityOver |
Jewish courts in Babylonia
ⓘ
tax collection for Jewish community ⓘ |
| governs | Jewish diaspora in Babylonia ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
political leadership
ⓘ
spiritual leadership ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction | civil matters among Jews in Babylonia ⓘ |
| hasRole | exilarch ⓘ |
| hasSymbolicRole | representative of Israel in exile ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Jewish diaspora under foreign empires ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Aramaic ⓘ |
| linkedToDynasty | Davidic line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Talmudic literature ⓘ |
| precedes | later rabbinic communal leadership structures ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
Sasanian authorities
ⓘ
early Islamic caliphates ⓘ |
| region | Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | Head of the Exile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfLeadership | hereditary office ⓘ |
| usedInPeriod |
early Middle Ages
ⓘ
late antiquity ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
exilarchate