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  2. Abu Ja'far Harun ibn Muhammad al-Mahdi (Arabic: أَبُو جَعْفَر هَارُون ٱبْنِ مُحَمَّد ٱلْمَهْدِيّ, romanized: Abū Ja'far Hārūn ibn Muḥammad al-Mahdī) or simply Harun ibn al-Mahdi (Arabic: هَارُون ٱبْنِ ٱلْمَهْدِيّ; c. 763 or 766 – 24 March 809), famously known as Harun al ...

  3. Mar 20, 2024 · Hārūn al-Rashīd (born February 766/March 763, Rayy, Iran—died March 24, 809, Ṭūs) was the fifth caliph of the ʿAbbāsid dynasty (786–809), who ruled Islam at the zenith of its empire with a luxury in Baghdad memorialized in The Thousand and One Nights (The Arabian Nights Entertainment).

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  4. Hārūn al-Rashīd , (born March 763 or February 766, Rayy, Iran—died March 24, 809, Ṭūs, Iran), Fifth caliph of the ʿAbbāsid dynasty. Neither a great ruler nor a prepossessing character, Hārūn ruled (786–809) at a time when Islamic society reached its zenith in terms of wealth, learning, and power.

  5. May 17, 2018 · Harun al-Rashid (764–809) Most famous of the Abbasid caliphs of Baghdad (786–809). His reign gained romantic lustre from the stories of the Thousand and One Arabian Nights . He engaged in successful war with the Byzantine Empire , but civil war ensued from his effort to reconcile competing interests by dividing the empire between his sons.

  6. Harun al-Rashid - New World Encyclopedia. Persian miniature depicting Hārūn ar-Rashīd. Hārūn ar-Rashīd (Arabic هارون الرشيد also spelled Harun ar-Rashid, Haroun al-Rashid or Haroon al Rasheed (English: Aaron the Upright or rightly-guided) (c. 763 – 809) was the fifth and most famous Abbasid Caliph.

  7. Mar 25, 2020 · Caliph Harun al-Rashid (r. 786-809 CE) was the most prominent ruler of the Abbasid Dynasty, even stripped of his legendary status in stories and fables, the actual man still had an unparalleled personality. He was a patron of arts and learning and wished for Muslims to lead the world in that matter.

  8. Harun al Rashid was the son of al Mansur and was the fourth in the Abbasid dynasty. Ascending the throne as a young man of twenty-two in the year 786, he immediately faced internal revolts and external invasion.

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