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Hārūn al-Rashīd

Also found as Harun al-Rashid

Patronage of learning and libraries in Abbasid Baghdad, associated by the creator with the House of Wisdom.

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Lost Islamic History

Firas Alkhateeb

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Printed p. 72 PDF p. 88Reading page

“…in the fertile plain between The Abbasid caliph Harun al-Rashid was known for his immense wealth and diplomatic relations with distant states. In 802, he sent an embassy to Charlemagne in France that…”

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Printed p. 198 PDF p. 214Reading page

“…was reminiscent of earlier Muslim leaders such as Harun al-Rashid and Salah al-Din, who were masters of knowledge, leadership and military prowess. But there were two major thorns in Mehmet’s side. One was…”

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1001 Inventions

Edited by Salim T. S. al-Hassani

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Printed p. 25 PDF p. 28Reading page

“…of the Great Mosque of Cordoba. 786 Caliph Harun al-Rashid establishes the House of Wisdom in Baghdad. Gold Mancus 11!1 785 . . .... . ...... . ... ... .... .. . .…”

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Printed p. 72 PDF p. 75Reading page

“…was a single hall in the time of Harun al-Rashid, it was named Khizanat al-Hikmah (Library of Wisdom), but later, as it grew into a large academy in the time of Al-Ma'mun, it…”

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Printed p. 150 PDF p. 153Reading page

“…had a short life because the next caliph, Harun al-Rashid , abandoned them when he came to power in 786. He minted dinars with the names of governors of Egypt instead, using the…”

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Printed p. 199 PDF p. 202Reading page

“…vaults reinforced with walls. I twas built by Harun al-Rashid in 789. A similar vault was built in Susa, Tunisia, in the two main mosques of Banu Fatata (834-841) and the Great Mosque…”

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Printed p. 292 PDF p. 295Reading page

“…section named after Caliph Al-Ma'mun, the son of Harun al-Rashid, famous from The Thousand and One Nights. In 829, Al-Ma'mun built an observatory in Baghdad. In his acade my, Bayt al-Hikmah, the House…”

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Printed p. 308 PDF p. 311Reference feature

“…the Barmaki vizier during the Abbasid Caliphate of Harun al-Rashid. This meant that he shared some of the effects of the downfall of the Bar makis and was placed under house arrest in…”

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Printed p. 313 PDF p. 316Biographical entry

“…theologian of the Han bali School of Thought. Harun al-Rashid (766-809); the fifth Abbasid caliph, who ruled from Ba ghdad (786-809); famously known for his good relations with Charlemagne, to whom he sent…”

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Research note: Institutional chronology and the source’s malformed dates need checking.

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