The accession of Hormizd's general, Bahram Chobin, relieved the Jews from persecution; Hanan returned to Pumbedita, reopened the academy, and assumed the rectorate, which he held for nineteen years.
The appointment of Hormizd's commander, Bahram Chobin, liberated the Jews from oppression; Hanan returned to Pumbedita, reopened the academy, and assumed the rectorship, which he maintained for nineteen years.