Shimon ben Gamliel II

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Shimon ben Gamliel II was a prominent 2nd-century CE Jewish sage and Nasi (patriarch) of the Sanhedrin who helped lead and reorganize Jewish life in the aftermath of the Bar Kokhba revolt.

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Label Occurrences
Rabban Gamliel II 2
Rabbi Shimon ben Gamliel II 1
Shimon ben Gamliel 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Jewish sage
Nasi
Tanna
patriarch of the Sanhedrin
rabbinic leader
activeYearsEndTime 2nd century CE
activeYearsStartTime 2nd century CE
child Hillel II (according to some traditions, grandson rather than son)
linked to: Hillel II

Judah ha-Nasi
countryOfCitizenship Roman Empire
culture Rabbinic Judaism
era Tannaitic period
ethnicGroup Jewish people
linked to: Jews
father Rabban Gamliel II
linked to: Rabban Gamaliel II
hasTitle Nasi of Israel
linked to: Nasi Israel

Rabban
linked to: Rabbi
historicalContext Roman rule in Judea and Galilee
aftermath of the Bar Kokhba revolt
aftermath of the destruction of the Second Temple
knownFor compromises between strict and lenient halakhic opinions
emphasis on preserving rabbinic hierarchy and honor of the Nasi
languageOfWorkOrName Aramaic
Hebrew
legalTradition Halakha
memberOf House of Hillel
Nasi dynasty
mentionedIn Mishnah
Talmud Bavli
Talmud Yerushalmi
Tosefta
notableFor establishing post–Bar Kokhba rabbinic authority
leadership of the Sanhedrin at Usha and later at other Galilean centers
legal rulings preserved in the Mishnah and Tosefta
reorganizing Jewish communal life after the Bar Kokhba revolt
notableWork ethical sayings preserved in rabbinic literature
halakhic rulings cited in the Mishnah
occupation jurist
rabbi
partOf Sanhedrin of Usha
linked to: Sanhedrin at Usha
positionHeld Nasi of the Sanhedrin
head of the Jewish community in the Land of Israel
predecessor Rabban Gamliel II (as Nasi of the Sanhedrin)
linked to: Rabban Gamaliel II

Rabbi Akiva (as leading sage of the generation, though not Nasi)
linked to: Rabbi Akiva
religion Judaism
residence Galilee
Usha
spouse daughter of Rabbi Hanina ben Teradyon (according to rabbinic tradition)
successor Judah ha-Nasi
timePeriod after the Bar Kokhba revolt

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Judah ha-Nasi father Shimon ben Gamliel II
Shimon hasNotableBearer Shimon ben Gamliel
linked to: Shimon ben Gamliel II
Rabbi Akiva studentOf Rabban Gamliel II
linked to: Shimon ben Gamliel II
Tannaim notableMember Rabban Gamliel II
linked to: Shimon ben Gamliel II
Sanhedrin at Usha participant Rabbi Shimon ben Gamliel II
linked to: Shimon ben Gamliel II