Beginning of Harun al-Rashid's Reign

Name: Beginning of Harun al-Rashid's Reign
Start: 786
End: 809

Type Event Region West Asia Time 786–809

In 786 CE, Harun al-Rashid became the fifth Abbasid caliph after his brother al-Hadi, reigning nearly 23 years;…

Timeline

786Baghdad · IraqHarun al-Rashid succeeded to the caliphate after the death of his brother Caliph al-Hadi, opening the best-known golden age of the Abbasid Empire with a rule combining benevolence and authority.
786–809Baghdad court · IraqDuring his reign the empire interacted frequently with Byzantium, the Franks, and other states; the Baghdad court sponsored poetry, philosophy, and scientific translation, reaching a peak of wealth and cultural influence.

Harun al-Rashid and the World of the Thousand and One Nights — André Clot (1990)
The History of al-Ṭabarī (Taʾrīkh al-rusul wa'l-mulūk) — al-Ṭabarī