person · P0362
Rav Chaninai Kahana bar Avraham מר רב חנינאי כהנא גאון בר מר רב אברהם גאון
Gaon of Pumbedita from 782, son of Avraham Kahana — deposed by the nasi, the roster's plainest case of exilarchal interference in the academy's own succession.
I. Who
- Hebrew
- מר רב חנינאי כהנא גאון בר מר רב אברהם גאון
- Era
- geonim
- Parents
- Rav Avraham Kahana
- Children
- Rav Kahana bar Chaninai
II. When
- Traditional
- gaon of Pumbedita 4542–4545 AM
- Academic
- gaon 782–785 CE
- Lifespan (traditional)
- ≈53 years
- Precision
- approximate
III. Where
- Places
- Pumbedita
V. How do we know
| Claim | Evidence | Confidence | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| "And after him reigned Mar Rav Chaninai Kahana the gaon, son of Mar Rav Avraham the gaon, in the year [10]93 [782 CE], and the nasi deposed him."
Accession year per the Iggeret; the tenure is closed at the successor's stated accession.
|
tradition | ★★★★☆ | |
| No source names his teacher; his father Rav Avraham Kahana — himself a head of the academy per the Iggeret — stood at the head of his formation, and Rav Dodai bar Nachman held the chair through his formative window (c. 4507–4527 AM). Kinship the Iggeret states; reception it does not — recorded as inference one remove from attestation.
Derived by era-and-institution (and household) inference, not attested.
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reconstruction | ★★☆☆☆ |