Editing Sanhedrin (section)

== Nasi (president) ==
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Before 191 BCE the [[Kohen Gadol|High Priest]] acted as the ''ex officio'' head of the Sanhedrin,<ref name="ArtScroll" /> but in 191 BCE, when the Sanhedrin lost confidence in the High Priest, the chair passed to the new office of the [[Nasi (Hebrew title)|Nasi]]. The Sanhedrin was headed by the chief scholars of the great [[Talmudic Academies in the Land of Israel]], and with the decline of the Sanhedrin, their spiritual and legal authority was generally accepted, the institution itself being supported by voluntary contributions by Jews throughout the ancient world. 

Being a member of the house of [[Hillel the Elder|Hillel]] and thus a descendant of [[King David]], the [[Nasi (Hebrew title)|Nasi]] (prince), who was the chairman of the assembly, enjoyed almost royal authority. His functions were political rather than religious, though the office’s influence was not limited to the secular realm.<ref name="Chisholm1911attribution" /> The Patriarchate attained its zenith under [[Judah ha-Nasi]], who compiled the [[Mishnah]].<ref name="Chisholm1911attribution" />

{|class="wikitable"
! President !!colspan="2"| Term in office
|-
|[[Yose ben Yoezer]] || 170 <small>BCE</small> || 140 <small>BCE</small>
|-
|[[Joshua ben Perachyah]] ||  140 <small>BCE</small> || 100 <small>BCE</small>
|-
|[[Simeon ben Shetach]] || 100 <small>BCE</small> || 60 <small>BCE</small>
|-
|[[Shmaya (tanna)|Shmaya]] || 65 <small>BCE</small> || c. 31 <small>BCE</small>
|-
|[[Hillel the Elder]] || c. 31 <small>BCE</small> || 9 <small>CE</small>
|-
|Rabban [[Shimon ben Hillel]] || 9 ||?
|-
|Rabban [[Gamaliel Hazaken|Gamaliel the Elder]] || 30 || 50
|-
|Rabban [[Shimon ben Gamliel]] || 50 || 70
|-
|Rabban [[Yohanan ben Zakkai]] || 70 || 80
|-
|Rabban [[Gamaliel II]] of [[Yavne]]  || 80 || 118
|-
|Rabbi [[Eleazar ben Azariah]] || 118 || 120
|-
|''[[Interregnum]]'' ([[Bar Kokhba revolt]]) || 120 || 142
|-
|Rabban [[Shimon ben Gamliel II]] || 142 || 165
|-
|Rabbi [[Judah I]] ''HaNasi (ThePresident)'' || 165 || 220
|-
|[[Gamaliel III]] || 220 || 230
|-
|[[Judah II]] ''Nesi'ah'' || 230 || 270
|-
|[[Gamaliel IV]] || 270 || 290
|-
|[[Judah III]] ''Nesi'ah'' || 290 ||320
|-
|[[Hillel II]] || 320 || 365
|-
|[[Gamaliel V]] || 365 || 385
|-
|[[Judah IV]] || 385 || 400
|-
|[[Gamaliel VI]] || c. 400 || 425
|}