Solomon (Karaite prince)

For the son of King David, see Solomon.

Solomon ben David (Hebrew: שלמה בן דוד) was a Karaite leader of the late tenth and early eleventh centuries CE. He was the son of David ben Boaz.[1] As a direct lineal descendant of Anan ben David, he was regarded as nasi and resh galuta of the Karaite community. He was succeeded by his son Hezekiah ben Solomon.[2]

References

  1. ^ Wechsler, Michael G. (2010-10-01), "David ben Boaz", Encyclopedia of Jews in the Islamic World, Brill, retrieved 2023-05-01
  2. ^ Prawer, Joshua; Ben-Shammai, Haggai (November 1996). The History of Jerusalem: The Early Muslim Period (638-1099). NYU Press. pp. 210–211. ISBN 978-0-8147-6639-2.
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