person · P0278 · geonim
Aharon ibn Sarjado רב אהרן הכהן בר יוסף
Gaon of Pumbedita for seventeen years — a wealthy Baghdad merchant, not of the scholars' families, who had been Saadia's fiercest adversary in the exilarch controversy. The Iggeret concedes his force and his learning in one breath.
Who
- Hebrew
- רב אהרן הכהן בר יוסף
- Also known as
- Aharon bar Yosef HaKohen, Khalaf ibn Sarjado
- Era
- geonim
When
- Traditional
- gaon of Pumbedita 4703–4720 AM
- Civil (computed)
- 4650–4720 AM · 890–960 CE
- Academic
- gaon 943–960 CE
- Lifespan (traditional)
- ≈70 years
- Precision
- approximate
Where
- Places
- Pumbedita
How do we know
| Claim | Evidence | Confidence | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| "After him Mar Rav Aharon bar Mar Rav Yosef HaKohen was installed — and he was not of the scholars' sons but of the merchants... and he was very fierce... and the scholars did not part from Mar Rav Aharon; and he died at the end of the year 1271" (960 CE).
The standard references identify him as Aharon (Khalaf) ibn Sarjado, Saadia's opponent in the David ben Zakkai affair.
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tradition external | ★★★★☆ |