Solomon (exilarch) (original) (raw)

Solomon the Exilarch ruled the Diaspora Jewish community as Exilarch from 730 to 761. He was the son of the exilarch Hasdai I. In consequence of a dearth of teachers, he found it necessary to install as head of the Academy of Sura a scholar from Pumbedita, though this was contrary to traditional usage. According to Grätz, this scholar was ; according to Weiss, . In the genealogical claim of Anan ben David, the founder of the Karaite sect, Solomon is omitted.