person · P0331
Rav Chanina Kahana bar Huna מר רב חנינא כהנא בר מר רב הונא
Gaon of Sura for eight years in the generation after Yehudai, known from the roster and a handful of attributed responsa.
I. Who
- Hebrew
- מר רב חנינא כהנא בר מר רב הונא
- Era
- geonim
II. When
- Traditional
- gaon of Sura c. 4526–4534 AM
- Academic
- gaon c. 766–774 CE
- Lifespan (traditional)
- ≈58 years
- Precision
- approximate
III. Where
- Places
- Sura
V. How do we know
| Claim | Evidence | Confidence | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| "After him, Mar Rav Chanina Kahana bar Mar Rav Huna, eight years" (c. 766–774 CE).
Years chained forward from Yehudai Gaon's anchored 757–761 using the Iggeret's stated durations; the chain lands on Hilai bar Mari's rostered accession (789) to within a year.
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tradition external | ★★★☆☆ | |
| No source names his teacher. Per this atlas's succession roster, Rav Shmuel of Sura held the headship of his academy during his formative window (c. 4491–4511 AM), making reception from him the likeliest reconstruction.
Derived by era-and-institution inference, not attested. The formative window is computed from this entry's schematic dates, hence the low confidence.
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reconstruction | ★☆☆☆☆ |