Joseph Azar (prince)

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{{short description|Jewish prince in South India}}

Joseph Azar was a Jewish prince of the Anjuvannam in Cochin, South India. He was a descendant of Joseph Rabban.{{citation |title=Who Are the Jews of India? |page=15 |author=Nathan Katz |year=2000 |quote=Joseph Azar was the last in the line of Joseph Rabban}} Azar lived in the 14th century CE.

In 1340, Joseph Azar became embroiled in a conflict over succession with his brother. The ensuing strife led to intervention by neighboring potentates and the eradication of Jewish autonomy in South India.{{citation |title=The Jews of Asia |author=Sidney Mendelssohn |year=1920 |page=109}}