Yehudai 'Habibai' ben Natronai, Exilarch of Pumbeditha & Carcassonne

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Yehudai 'Habibai' ben Natronai, Exilarch of Pumbeditha & Carcassonne

Also Known As: "Habibai", "Haninai", "Havivai", "Zabibai"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Pembeditha, Babylon Persia
Death: circa 770 (78-96)
Saint Etienne, Loire, Rhone-Alpes, France
Immediate Family:

Son of Mar Zakkai ben Ahunai ben Shahrijar (Yehudah the Blind) and Salome bat' Hisdai Shahrijar
Husband of unknown bat Nathan ben Hisdai Shahrijar
Father of Natronai Ibn Habibai, Exilarch of Pumbeditha & Almeria; Anan "ben David" ibn Habibi, Founder of ʿĀnāniyya - Karaism and Asher haZaken haSofer al-Pembeditha
Brother of Hakhinai (Hachnochi) ben Natronai
Half brother of Habibai ben Nehemiah David ben Natroni David

Occupation: Exilarque, Gaon of Pumbedita
Managed by: Shmuel-Aharon Kam (Kahn / שמו...
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About Yehudai 'Habibai' ben Natronai, Exilarch of Pumbeditha & Carcassonne

Yehudai left Pumbeditha during a contentious period and sought to enjoy his last days in the comforts of a burgeoning community in Southern France - Carcassonne.

Yehudai was elected leader of the Jews of Carcassone. When Nasrids attacked Carcassone, Yehudai was forced to seek the aid of Charles Martel and thus organized Jewish support for Charles Martel in preparation for the Battle of Tours in the Loire Valley of France.

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Yehudai 'Habibai' ben Natronai, Exilarch of Pumbeditha & Carcassonne's Timeline

683
683
Pembeditha, Babylon Persia
699
699
Baghdad, Baghdād, Iraq
715
715
Iran (Iran, Islamic Republic of)
719
719
Pembeditha, Baghdad, Babylon, Persia
770
770
Age 87
Saint Etienne, Loire, Rhone-Alpes, France
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