al-Rashid

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al-Rashid is the honorific title of Hārūn ibn Muḥammad, the famed Abbasid caliph known for presiding over the Islamic Golden Age and featuring prominently in the tales of One Thousand and One Nights.

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al-Rashid canonical 1

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instanceOf Abbasid caliph
Muslim ruler
historical figure
associatedWith Baghdad’s cultural renaissance
associatedWork One Thousand and One Nights NERFINISHED
birthPlace Ray NERFINISHED
birthYear 763
766
burialPlace Tus NERFINISHED
caliphate Abbasid Caliphate NERFINISHED
capitalDuringReign Baghdad NERFINISHED
child al-Amin NERFINISHED
al-Ma'mun NERFINISHED
al-Mu'tamin NERFINISHED
culturalDepiction character in Arabic folklore
character in medieval European literature
deathPlace Tus NERFINISHED
deathYear 809
dynasty Abbasid dynasty NERFINISHED
era Islamic Golden Age
father al-Mahdi NERFINISHED
fullName Harun ibn Muhammad NERFINISHED
givenName Harun NERFINISHED
governmentType Caliphate NERFINISHED
honorificTitle al-Rashid NERFINISHED
house House of Abbas NERFINISHED
knownFor administrative reforms
appearance in One Thousand and One Nights
military campaigns against Byzantium
patronage of arts and sciences
role in the flourishing of Baghdad
language Arabic
mother al-Khayzuran NERFINISHED
notableCampaign campaigns against the Byzantine Empire
notableEvent civil war between his sons al-Amin and al-Ma'mun after his death
patronOf Bayt al-Hikma NERFINISHED
patronymic ibn Muhammad NERFINISHED
positionHeld Caliph of the Abbasid Caliphate
predecessor al-Hadi NERFINISHED
regionRuled Arabian Peninsula NERFINISHED
Iraq NERFINISHED
parts of Persia
parts of the Levant
reignEnd 809
reignStart 786
religion Islam
spouse Zubayda bint Jaʿfar NERFINISHED
successor al-Amin NERFINISHED
title Commander of the Faithful NERFINISHED

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