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Abu Ja'far Harun ibn Muhammad al-Mahdi or simply Harun ibn al-Mahdi, famously known as Harun al-Rashid, was the fifth Abbasid caliph of the Abbasid Caliphate, reigning from September 786 until his death in March 809. His reign is traditionally... Wikipedia
Born: February 19, 766 AD, Ray, Iran
Died: March 24, 809 AD (age 43 years), Tous, Iran
Spouse: Zubaidah bint Ja'far
Children: al-Ma'mun, al-Mu'tasim, Al-Amin, and more
Parents: al-Mahdi and Al-Khayzuran
Place of burial: Imam Reza Holy Shrine, Mashhad, Iran
Deposed date: March 24, 809 AD
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Harun al Rashid was the son of al Mansur and was the fourth in the Abbasid dynasty. Ascending the throne as a young man of twenty-two in the year 786, he ...
Hārūn al-Rashīd (born February 766/March 763, Rayy, Iran—died March 24, 809, Ṭūs) was the fifth caliph of the ʿAbbāsid dynasty (786–809), who ruled Islam at ...