▁was ▁also ▁used ▁for ▁the ▁official ▁Government - app oint ed ▁Chief ▁Rab bi ▁of ▁other ▁important ▁cities ▁in ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁Empire , ▁such ▁as ▁Dam asc us ▁and ▁Bag hd ad . ▁In ▁particular , ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁H ak ham ▁B ashi ▁of ▁Palest ine ▁was ▁the ▁prec ursor ▁of ▁that ▁of ▁Se ph ard ic ▁Chief ▁Rab bi ▁of ▁Israel . ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁inc umb ents ▁ ▁Chief ▁R abb is ▁of ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁Empire ▁( H ah amba ş ı ) ▁ ▁Chief ▁R abb is ▁of ▁the ▁Turkish ▁Republic ▁( H ah amba ş ı ) ▁ ▁Chief ▁R abb is ▁of ▁Ott oman ▁Gal ile e ▁ ▁Chief ▁R abb is ▁of ▁Ott oman ▁Palest ine ▁ ▁Chief ▁R abb is ▁of ▁British ▁Mand atory ▁Palest ine ▁ ▁Chief ▁Se ph ardi ▁R abb is ▁of ▁Israel ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁History ▁of ▁the ▁Jews ▁in ▁Turkey ▁Ott oman ▁Jews ▁Court ▁Jew ▁Crown ▁ra bbi ▁Landes ra bb iner ▁Schutz j ude ▁S ht ad lan ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Ha im ▁Ze ' ew ▁Hir sch berg , ▁' H ak ham ▁B ashi ', ▁Encyc lo pa edia ▁J uda ica ▁( CD - ROM ▁Edition ▁Version ▁ 1 . 0 ), ▁edited ▁by ▁Cec il ▁Roth ▁( K eter ▁Publishing ▁House , ▁ 1 9 9 7 ). ▁▁ ▁Bernard ▁Lewis , ▁The ▁Jews ▁of ▁Islam ▁( Pr inc eton : ▁Pr inc eton ▁University ▁Press , ▁ 1 9