person · P0367
Rav Kahana bar Chaninai מר רב כהנא גאון בר מר רב חנינאי גאון
Gaon of Pumbedita from 804, son of the deposed Chaninai Kahana — the priestly house restored a generation on.
I. Who
- Hebrew
- מר רב כהנא גאון בר מר רב חנינאי גאון
- Era
- geonim
- Parents
- Rav Chaninai Kahana bar Avraham
II. When
- Traditional
- gaon of Pumbedita 4564–4570 AM
- Academic
- gaon 804–810 CE
- Lifespan (traditional)
- ≈56 years
- Precision
- approximate
III. Where
- Places
- Pumbedita
V. How do we know
| Claim | Evidence | Confidence | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| "And after him, Mar Rav Kahana the gaon bar Mar Rav Chaninai the gaon, in the year [1]115" (804 CE).
Accession year per the Iggeret; the tenure is closed at the successor's stated accession.
|
tradition | ★★★★☆ | |
| No source names his teacher; his father Rav Chaninai Kahana — himself a head of the academy per the Iggeret — stood at the head of his formation, and Rav Abba bar Dodai held the chair through his formative window (c. 4529–4549 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 | ★★☆☆☆ |