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| Mar Zutra מר זוטראمار زترة | |
|---|---|
| Resh Galutha | |
| Exilarch in theSasanian Empire | |
| Reign | 483 – 520 |
| Predecessor | Mar Huna VI |
| Successor | Mar Ahunai |
| Born | c. 468CE Ctesiphon,Sasanian Empire |
| Died | c. 520 CE Ctesiphon,Sasanian Empire |
| Issue | |
| Dynasty | Davidic dynasty |
| Father | Haninai |
| Mother | Havah bat Huna |
| Religion | Judaism |
Mar-Zutra II (Hebrew:מר זוטרא, ראש הגולה,romanized: Mer Zotra, Rosh Hagula) was a JewishExilarch who led a revolt against theSasanian rulers in 495 CE and achieved seven years of political independence inMahoza.
Mar-Zutra II became Exilarch of the Jewish community inBabylon at the age of fifteen in 483 CE, twelve years before the revolt. After KingKavadh I had denied Jews the right to organize their own militia, Mar-Zutra took advantage of the confusion[1] into whichMazdak's communistic attempts had plunged Persia and led a successful military revolt that achieved political independence for the Jews of Mahoza.
The Jewish state lasted seven years, until 502 CE.[2] Mar-Zutra II remained exarch until 520.[3] He had a son namedMar-Zutra III. The latter did not attain to the office of Exilarch, but returned to theLand of Israel, where he became head of the Academy ofTiberias, under the title of "Resh Pirka" ('Aρχιφεκίτησ), several generations of his descendants succeeding him in this office.
Mar Zutra's successor,Mar Ahunai, did not dare to appear in public for almost thirty years following this episode and it is not known whether he ever truly assumed the full powers of Exilarch during Kavadh's reign, which ended in 531 CE.[2]
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