Harun al-Rashid
Also known as Harun ibn Muhammad ibn Abdallah, Abu Ja'far, Harun ar-Rashid, Haroun-al-Raschid, Haroun-el-Raschid, Haroun Alraſchid, Hārūn ibn al-Mahdī
5th Abbasid caliph (r. 786–809)
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Harun al-Rashid was the fifth caliph of the Abbasid dynasty, ruling from 786 to 809, during a period when the Islamic empire was at significant political and cultural influence. He is remembered as an important historical figure whose reign marked a notable era in medieval Islamic civilization.
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Abū Jaʿfar Hārūn ibn Muḥammad ar-Rashīd, or simply Hārūn ibn al-Mahdī (c. 763 or 766 – 24 March 809), famously known as Hārūn al-Rashīd, was the fifth Abbasid caliph of the Abbasid Caliphate, reigning from September 786 until his death in March 809. His reign is traditionally regarded to be the beginning of the Islamic Golden Age. His epithet al-Rashid translates to "the Just", "the Upright", or "the Rightly-Guided".