jan 1, 750 - Split of Karaite Judaism and Rabbinic Judaism

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Anan Ben-David (Ha-Nasi) was the first leader of an organized Karaite community, although he may have been drawing on an earlier intellectual tradition within Judaism, perhaps that associated with the Tsadokim/Sadducees.

Karaite Jews reject the Mishna, Talmud, and other rabbinic texts, deriving their legal rulings entirely from the Tanakh.

Karaite history, where it differs from Rabbinic Jewish history, is not represented on this timeline.

Here is the website of a major Karaite organization in Israel today:

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