Harun al-Rashid
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Harun al-Rashid was a prominent 8th–9th century Abbasid caliph whose reign is famed for its cultural flourishing, political power, and legendary portrayal in the tales of the One Thousand and One Nights.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Abu Ishaq Muhammad ibn Harun al-Rashid | 1 |
| al-Rashid | 1 |
| caliph Harun al-Rashid | 1 |
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Abbasid caliph
ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ |
| associatedWork |
The Arabian Nights
ⓘ
surface form:
One Thousand and One Nights
|
| birthName | Hārūn ibn Muḥammad ⓘ |
| capitalDuringReign | Baghdad ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | illness ⓘ |
| child |
al-Amin
ⓘ
al-Ma'mun ⓘ al-Qasim ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth |
Persia
ⓘ
surface form:
Iran (historical region)
|
| dateOfBirth | 763 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 809 ⓘ |
| dynasty |
Abbasid Caliphate
ⓘ
surface form:
Abbasid dynasty
|
| era | Islamic Golden Age ⓘ |
| familyName | ibn al-Mahdi ⓘ |
| father | al-Mahdi ⓘ |
| givenName |
Hārūn ibn Muḥammad
ⓘ
surface form:
Harun
|
| historicalPeriod |
8th century
ⓘ
9th century ⓘ |
| honorificMeaning | the Rightly Guided ⓘ |
| honorificTitle |
Harun al-Rashid
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
al-Rashid
|
| house | House of Abbas ⓘ |
| knownFor |
administrative reforms
ⓘ
association with One Thousand and One Nights ⓘ development of Baghdad as a cultural center ⓘ diplomatic contacts with Charlemagne ⓘ diplomatic relations with the Byzantine Empire ⓘ patronage of arts and sciences ⓘ political and military power of the Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| militaryCampaign | campaigns against the Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| mother | al-Khayzuran ⓘ |
| notableEvent | division of succession between sons al-Amin and al-Ma'mun ⓘ |
| patronage |
jurists
ⓘ
musicians ⓘ poets ⓘ scholars ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Abbasid Caliphate
ⓘ
Ray ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Abbasid Caliphate
ⓘ
Khorasan ⓘ Tus ⓘ |
| portrayedAs | just ruler in Arabic literature ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Caliph of the Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ |
| predecessor | al-Hadi ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 809 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 786 ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| religiousBranch | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| residence |
Baghdad
ⓘ
Raqqa ⓘ |
| sentGiftTo | Charlemagne ⓘ |
| spouse | Zubayda bint Jaʿfar ⓘ |
| successor | al-Amin ⓘ |
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
caliph Harun al-Rashid
this entity surface form:
al-Rashid
this entity surface form:
Abu Ishaq Muhammad ibn Harun al-Rashid