Harun al-Rashid

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Abbasid caliph historical figure

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.

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All labels observed (7)

Label Occurrences
Harun al-Rashid canonical 36
Caliph Harun al-Rashid 3
Abu Ishaq Muhammad ibn 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 (44)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Abbasid Caliphate → ruler → Harun al-Rashid ⓘ
House of Wisdom → patron → Harun al-Rashid ⓘ
House of Wisdom → foundedUnderRuleOf → Harun al-Rashid ⓘ
House of Wisdom → associatedWithCaliph → Harun al-Rashid ⓘ
al-Ma'mun → father → Harun al-Rashid ⓘ
al-Mu'tasim → name → Harun al-Rashid ⓘ
this entity surface form: Abu Ishaq Muhammad ibn Harun al-Rashid
al-Mu'tasim → father → Harun al-Rashid ⓘ
Harun al-Rashid → honorificTitle → Harun al-Rashid self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: al-Rashid
Arab–Byzantine wars → opponent → Harun al-Rashid ⓘ
The Porter and the Three Ladies of Baghdad → featuresCharacter → Harun al-Rashid ⓘ
this entity surface form: caliph Harun al-Rashid
The Three Apples → featuresCharacter → Harun al-Rashid ⓘ
Early Islamic period → hasKeyFigure → Harun al-Rashid ⓘ
Abu Yusuf → servedUnder → Harun al-Rashid ⓘ
this entity surface form: Caliph Harun al-Rashid
House of Abbas → notableRuler → Harun al-Rashid ⓘ
Fourth Fitna → hasKeyFigure → Harun al-Rashid ⓘ
al-Muhtadi → greatGrandfather → Harun al-Rashid ⓘ
Hārūn ibn Muḥammad → alsoKnownAs → Harun al-Rashid ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hārūn al-Rashīd
Hārūn ibn Muḥammad → alsoKnownAs → Harun al-Rashid ⓘ
Hārūn ibn Muḥammad → alsoKnownAs → Harun al-Rashid ⓘ
this entity surface form: Abū Jaʿfar Hārūn ibn Muḥammad al-Rashīd
al-Khayzuran → child → Harun al-Rashid ⓘ
al-Khayzuran → relative → Harun al-Rashid ⓘ
al-Qasim → father → Harun al-Rashid ⓘ
Marajil → spouseOrConsort → Harun al-Rashid ⓘ
Marajil → associatedWith → Harun al-Rashid ⓘ
Marajil → father → Harun al-Rashid ⓘ
subject surface form: al-Ma'mun
al-Amin → father → Harun al-Rashid ⓘ
al-Amin → predecessor → Harun al-Rashid ⓘ
al-Amin → appointedHeirBy → Harun al-Rashid ⓘ
ibn al-Mahdi → relative → Harun al-Rashid ⓘ
subject surface form: Ibn al-Mahdi
al-Hadi → sibling → Harun al-Rashid ⓘ
al-Hadi → youngerBrother → Harun al-Rashid ⓘ
al-Hadi → successor → Harun al-Rashid ⓘ
al-Hadi → successorAsHeir → Harun al-Rashid ⓘ
al-Mahdi → child → Harun al-Rashid ⓘ
al-Mahdi → notableRelative → Harun al-Rashid ⓘ
Abu Nuwas → associatedWith → Harun al-Rashid ⓘ
this entity surface form: Caliph Harun al-Rashid
Abu Nuwas → patron → Harun al-Rashid ⓘ
Zubayda bint Jaʿfar → spouse → Harun al-Rashid ⓘ
Zubayda bint Jaʿfar → husband → Harun al-Rashid ⓘ
Ja'far ibn Yahya → employer → Harun al-Rashid ⓘ
Ja'far ibn Yahya → associatedWith → Harun al-Rashid ⓘ
Masrur the executioner → serves → Harun al-Rashid ⓘ
Masrur the executioner → employer → Harun al-Rashid ⓘ
this entity surface form: Caliph Harun al-Rashid
Masrur the executioner → loyalTo → Harun al-Rashid ⓘ