Gaon of Sura
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Jewish religious leader
Talmudic authority
head of yeshiva
position in the Geonic period
rabbinic title
The Gaon of Sura was the head of the prestigious Talmudic academy in Sura, Babylonia, and a leading authority in Jewish religious and legal scholarship during the Geonic period.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gaon of Sura canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13412952 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gaon of Sura Context triple: [Amram Gaon, hasTitle, Gaon of Sura]
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A.
Rajagopala
Rajagopala is a Hindu deity regarded as a form of Lord Krishna, particularly venerated as the divine cowherd and king of Gokul.
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B.
Sivaguru
Sivaguru was a Hindu Brahmin scholar and the father of the philosopher and theologian Adi Shankaracharya, traditionally associated with the village of Kalady in Kerala, India.
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C.
Rajguru
Rajguru, commonly known as Shivaram Rajguru, was an Indian revolutionary and freedom fighter who played a key role in the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association and is best known for his involvement in the assassination of British officer J.P. Saunders alongside Bhagat Singh.
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D.
Pingali Surana
Pingali Surana was a prominent 16th-century Telugu poet and writer of the Vijayanagara era, renowned for his classical works such as "Kalapurnodayam."
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E.
Mayurasharma
Mayurasharma was an early 4th-century ruler in South India who established the Kadamba dynasty, one of the first native royal houses of Karnataka.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gaon of Sura Target entity description: The Gaon of Sura was the head of the prestigious Talmudic academy in Sura, Babylonia, and a leading authority in Jewish religious and legal scholarship during the Geonic period.
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A.
Rajagopala
Rajagopala is a Hindu deity regarded as a form of Lord Krishna, particularly venerated as the divine cowherd and king of Gokul.
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B.
Sivaguru
Sivaguru was a Hindu Brahmin scholar and the father of the philosopher and theologian Adi Shankaracharya, traditionally associated with the village of Kalady in Kerala, India.
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C.
Rajguru
Rajguru, commonly known as Shivaram Rajguru, was an Indian revolutionary and freedom fighter who played a key role in the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association and is best known for his involvement in the assassination of British officer J.P. Saunders alongside Bhagat Singh.
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D.
Pingali Surana
Pingali Surana was a prominent 16th-century Telugu poet and writer of the Vijayanagara era, renowned for his classical works such as "Kalapurnodayam."
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E.
Mayurasharma
Mayurasharma was an early 4th-century ruler in South India who established the Kadamba dynasty, one of the first native royal houses of Karnataka.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish religious leader
ⓘ
Talmudic authority ⓘ head of yeshiva ⓘ position in the Geonic period ⓘ rabbinic title ⓘ |
| authorityOn |
Jewish legal decisions
ⓘ
interpretation of the Talmud ⓘ responsa literature ⓘ |
| basedIn |
Sura academy
ⓘ
city of Sura ⓘ |
| coexistedWith |
Exilarch of Babylonia
ⓘ
linked to:
Exilarch David ben Zakkai
|
| connectedTo |
Babylonian Talmud
ⓘ
linked to:
Talmud Bavli
Geonic responsa ⓘ |
| country |
Babylonia
ⓘ
linked to:
Babylon
|
| endOfProminence | around 11th century ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Jewish law
ⓘ
Jewish religious scholarship ⓘ Talmudic scholarship ⓘ halakha ⓘ |
| hasNotableOfficeHolder |
Hai Gaon
ⓘ
Saadia Gaon ⓘ Sherira Gaon ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| influenced |
Jewish communities in the diaspora
ⓘ
development of halakha ⓘ medieval Jewish thought ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | questions of Jewish law from many lands ⓘ |
| languageOfWork |
Aramaic
ⓘ
Hebrew ⓘ |
| locatedInTimePeriod |
Geonic period
ⓘ
early Middle Ages ⓘ |
| partOf |
Babylonian yeshivot
ⓘ
Geonic leadership ⓘ |
| positionHeldAt |
Talmudic academy of Sura
ⓘ
linked to:
Yeshivat Sura
|
| positionHeldIn |
Babylonia
ⓘ
linked to:
Babylon
Sura ⓘ |
| precededBy | Exilarchate leadership in some legal matters ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
issuing halakhic rulings
ⓘ
leading the Sura academy ⓘ teaching advanced Talmudic studies ⓘ |
| sharesRoleWith |
Gaon of Pumbedita
ⓘ
linked to:
Hezekiah Gaon
|
| status | prestigious rabbinic office ⓘ |
| subclassOf | Gaon ⓘ |
| tradition | Babylonian Talmudic tradition ⓘ |
| typeOfOrganizationHeaded | yeshiva ⓘ |
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Referenced by (4)
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