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Kārdār (title)

מטא-דאטא

Gender
Male
מסמכים
Active dates
1137–1140 CE
Social role
  • Other
Other names
Kārdāl (title)
Kādār

Description / Bio

Title (translated "manager") is of Persian origin but holder's proper name is unknown. Ibn Yijū had some business with him that ended poorly. On the question of whether or not this could refer to a Jewish person, see India Traders, 557 n. 18.

Pratima Gopalakrishnan, "Kārdār (title)," available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/people/kardar/, accessed June 2, 2026.
https://geniza.princeton.edu/people/kardar/