Harun ar-Rashid
هارون الرشيد
Born: 766 CE (148 AH)Died: 809 CE (193 AH)
Biography
Full biography coming soon. Fifth Abbasid caliph who presided over the Islamic Golden Age. A patron of scholars and learning who established the legendary Bayt al-Hikmah (House of Wisdom) in Baghdad, making it the intellectual capital of the world.
Books
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Details
- Era
- classical
- Category
- scholar
- Birth Place
- Rayy
- Death Place
- Tus