Harun al-Rashid

Type Figure Region West Asia Time c. 763–809 Also known as 哈伦·本·穆罕默德、Harun al-Rashid、Harun ibn Muhammad

Harun al-Rashid (c. 763–809), fifth Abbasid caliph (r. 786–809), presided over the Abbasid golden age of prosperity, learning, and Baghdad's cultural…

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c. 763–786Rayy · KhurasanBorn in Rayy in Khurasan, son of Caliph al-Mahdi. Named crown prince in his youth and led campaigns against the Byzantine frontier. Formally succeeded to the throne in 786 after the death of his brother al-Hadi, beginning a twenty-three-year reign at its height.
786–809Baghdad · IraqGoverned a vast empire from Baghdad, relying on the Persian minister Yahya ibn Khalid and his family. Fought intermittent wars with Byzantium and in 796 sent envoys to the Frankish king Charlemagne to make peace. Domestically he promoted scholarship, art, and trade; institutions such as the House of Wisdom (Bayt al-Hikma) flourished, and the empire's economy and culture reached their peak.

Sources

Hārūn al-Rashīd https://www.britannica.com/biography/Harun-al-Rashid
The Cambridge History of Islam, Volume 1A — P. M. Holt, Ann K. S. Lambton, Bernard Lewis (eds.) (1970)