Exilarch David ben Zakkai

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Exilarch Jewish leader historical figure

Exilarch David ben Zakkai was a 10th-century leader of the Jewish community in Babylonia who headed the exilarchate and played a central role in the religious and political life of the diaspora.

Aliases (1)

David ben Zakkai ×44

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Exilarch → Jewish leader → historical figure →
associatedWith	Geonic academies of Sura and Pumbedita →
authorityOver	Jewish communal courts in Babylonia → taxation of Jewish communities in Babylonia →
basedOn	Talmudic and Geonic traditions →
centuryOfActivity	10th century →
countryOfResidence	Babylonia →
culturalContext	Medieval Babylonian Jewry →
ethnicGroup	Jewish people →
familyName	ben Zakkai →
floruit	10th century →
givenName	David →
governanceForm	exilarchate →
governed	exilarchal court in Babylonia →
heritage	Davidic lineage →
historicalRegion	Mesopotamia →
influenced	organization of Jewish communal autonomy in the diaspora →
jurisdiction	Babylonian Jewish diaspora →
languageOfCommunication	Aramaic → Hebrew →
leadershipType	hereditary communal leadership →
notableFor	heading the exilarchate in Babylonia → leadership in religious and political affairs of the Jewish diaspora →
officeJurisdiction	Jewish communities under Abbasid rule →
partOf	Babylonian Jewish community → House of the Exilarchs →
placeOfActivity	Babylonia NERFINISHED → Baghdad →
politicalContext	Abbasid Caliphate →
positionHeld	Exilarch of Babylonia → head of the Jewish community in Babylonia →
region	Babylonia →
religion	Judaism →
represents	Jewish diaspora interests at the Abbasid court → Jews of Babylonia before Muslim authorities →
role	political leader of the Jewish diaspora → religious leader of the Jewish diaspora →
sphereOfInfluence	Babylonian Jewry → Jewish diaspora →
timePeriod	Abbasid Caliphate era →
title	Exilarch → Resh Galuta →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Saadia Gaon →	appointedBy