After Khosrau II's attempt to eradicate the Exilarchs, the Jews were led by a [http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/10222-ma-amad Mahmud] which attempted to secure themselves in Edessa leaving the Jews with no public Exilarch again until Bostenai was installed by the lapsed Gnostic Umar I following Umar's massacre of the Jews of Arabia.
==602 Al-Hira==Khosrow II appointed a so-called "ignorant Arab" to rule in Al-Hira. This ''may'' refer to Iyas ibn Qabisahunder Nakhiragan and would be the second time that Iyas is given authority by Khosrau. Although ignorant at this time it is very likely that he would have made every effort to get an education while in power this second time around so as not to lose power again. However, little did he know that his ignorance was the only reason the Sassanians put him in his position.
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