person · P0278
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.
I. Who
- Hebrew
- רב אהרן הכהן בר יוסף
- Also known as
- Aharon bar Yosef HaKohen, Khalaf ibn Sarjado
- Era
- geonim
II. When
- Traditional
- gaon of Pumbedita 4703–4720 AM
- Academic
- gaon 943–960 CE
- Lifespan (traditional)
- ≈70 years
- Precision
- approximate
III. Where
- Places
- Pumbedita
V. 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 | ★★★★☆ |