Ya'akov ben Shlomo, Exilarch

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Ya'akov ben Shlomo, Exilarch of Babylon

Hebrew: יעקב בן שלמה, ריש גלותא, Arabic: ياكوف بن شلومو, رأس الجالوت
Also Known As: "Akiba", "Akkub", "Yaqub", "Jacob", "Ya'akov", "Yakov", "R' Akuv"
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Birthplace: Baghdad, Iraq
Death: Baghdad, Iraq
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Son of Shlomo ben Hunya, Exilarch Interregnum
Husband of 1st Wife of Ya'akov ben Shlomo and 2nd Wife of Ya'akov ben Shlomo
Father of Achaya bar Akkub bar Akkub, 1st Exilarch 2nd Dynasty and Nahum

Occupation: Exilarch (Rosh Golah of Judah)
Managed by: LevShalem
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About Ya'akov ben Shlomo, Exilarch

This Jacob was presumably the descendant of King David of the Jews, but we have no documentation about that.

Broken link: Regnal Chronologies, online, Mesopotamia & Arabia, the Resh Galuta.

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