Al-Fadl ibn Sahl
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Abu l-Abbas al-Fadl ibn Sahl ibn Zadhanfarukh al-Sarakhsi, titled Dhu 'l-Ri'āsatayn, was a famous Persian vizier of the Abbasid era in Khurasan, who served under Caliph al-Ma'mun. He played a crucial
Abbasid gold dinar, naming Caliph al-Ma'mun and al-Fadl, with his title Dhu 'l-Ri'āsatayn
Harun al-Rashid
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Abū Jaʿfar Hārūn ibn Muḥammad ar-Rashīd, or simply Hārūn ibn al-Mahdī, famously known as Hārūn al-Rashīd, was the fifth Abbasid caliph of the Abbasid Caliphate, reigning from September 786 until his d
A silver dirham minted in Madinat al-Salam (Baghdad) in 170 AH (786 CE). At the reverse, the inner marginal inscription says: "By order of the slave of God, Harun, Commander of the Faithful"
Harun al-Rashid, at left, receiving a delegation sent by Charlemagne to his court in Baghdad. 1864 painting by Julius Köckert.
Dinar of Harun 171 AH (AD 787–88), the early years of his reign
Harun Al Rashid coins on display in the Emirates Heritage Village collection in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates