Shaphat was a Jewish Exilarch of the 2nd century AD[1] succeeding his father Johanan.[2][3] Little is known about him or the office of the exilarch at this time. His name is found in most surviving genealogical lines of Davidic descent.[4] He was the father of his successor Huna Kamma, who is the first exilarch whose authority was recognized outside of the realm of Babylonia.

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  1. Neusner, Jacob. "A history of the jews in babylonia v. Later sasanian times".
  2. "Exilarch". www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org.
  3. Franklin, Arnold E. (15 October 2012). This Noble House: Jewish Descendants of King David in the Medieval Islamic East. ISBN 978-0812206401.
  4. "Descendants of Zerubavel".
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