Hasdai, or Hisday, a derivative of 'Hasadiah' ( he, חֲסַדְיָה), was a Jewish
Exilarch
The exilarch was the leader of the Jewish community in Persian 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 ...
of the late 7th century AD, succeeding his father
Bostanai Bostanai (Hebrew language, Hebrew: בוסתנאי), also transliterated as Bustenai or Bustnay, was the first Exilarch (leader of the Jewish community of Mesopotamia) under Arab rule. He lived in the early-to-middle of the 7th century, and died abou ...
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 King of Imereti (western Georgia) from 1752 to 1765 and again from 1767 until his death in 1784.
Solomon was a son of Ale ...
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 Persian 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 ...
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Seder Olam Zutta
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Exilarchs
7th-century Jews
Jewish royalty