# Bostanai

> Bostanai, also transliterated as Bustanai or Bustnay, also known by his personal name Haninai, was the first Exilarch under Arab rule. He lived in the early-to-middle of the 7th century, and died about AD 670. The name is Aramaized from the Persian bustan or bostan, meaning "Garden". Bostanai is the only Dark Age Babylonian Exilarch of whom anything more than a footnote is known. He is frequently made the subject of Jewish legends.

*Jewish leader in Mesopotamia (c.599–670)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/bostanai

## Identity
- **Born:** 618
- **Died:** 670
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 46.0 / 100
- **Momentum:** 6.0 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 5.9 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 35.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 40.0 / 100

## Sources
- [بوستنای](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%86%D8%A7%DB%8C)
- [Bostanai](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bostanai)
- [Bostanai](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bostanai)
- [Bostanai](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bostanai)
- [Boustenaï](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boustena%C3%AF)
- [בוסתנאי בן חנינאי](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%91%D7%95%D7%A1%D7%AA%D7%A0%D7%90%D7%99_%D7%91%D7%9F_%D7%97%D7%A0%D7%99%D7%A0%D7%90%D7%99)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q741501)

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