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The Chabad dynasty spans seven generations of Rebbes, each building upon the previous:
- The Baal Shem Tov (BeShT) (1698–1760)
- The Maggid of Mezritch (The Great Maggid) (c. 1704–1772)
- The Alter Rebbe (Elder Rebbe) — First Chabad Rebbe (1745–1812)
- The Mitteler Rebbe (Middle Rebbe) — Second Chabad Rebbe (1773–1827)
- The Tzemach Tzedek — Third Chabad Rebbe (1789–1866)
- The Maharash — Fourth Chabad Rebbe (1834–1882)
- The Rashab — Fifth Chabad Rebbe (1860–1920)
- The Rayatz (Frierdiker Rebbe) — Sixth Chabad Rebbe (1880–1950)
- The Rebbe — Seventh Chabad Rebbe (1902–1994)