Harun al-Rashid

[ hah-roon ahl-rah-sheed; Arabic hah-roon ahr-rah-sheed ]

noun

1. a.d. 764?–809, caliph of Baghdad 786–809: one of the greatest Abbasids, he was made almost a legendary hero in the Arabian Nights.

Harun al-Rashid

/ hæˈruːn ˈælræˈʃiːd /

noun

1. Harun al-Rashid?763809MPersianPOLITICS: hereditary ruler ?763–809 ad , Abbasid caliph of Islam (786–809), whose court at Baghdad was idealized in the Arabian Nights

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The Arab civilization reached its culminating point about the reign of Harun al Rashid.

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Civil war ensues between the sons of Harun-al-Rashid, who had died three years previously.

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Had you been a servant of the great Harun-al-Rashid you could not have learned to tell stories better.

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We find the first mention of them in the year 808, when Harun al-Rashid sent an army against them.

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Harun-al-Rashid was, it will be recalled, the friend of Charlemagne.

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