Al-Khayzuran
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Al-Khayzuran bint Atta was the wife of the Abbasid Caliph Al-Mahdi and mother of both Caliphs Al-Hadi and Harun al-Rashid. She maintained de facto influence from 775 to 789 during the reign of her hus
Silver dirham of Caliph al-Mahdi (r. 775–785), minted at Baghdad in 778/9
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 of the Abbasid caliphs, reigning from September 786 until his death in March 809
Al-Khayzuran
…الخيزران بنت عطاء, romanized: al-ḵayzurān bint ʿaṭāʾ) (died 789) was the wife of the Abbasid Caliph Al-Mahdi and mother of both Caliphs Al-Hadi and Harun al-Rashid. She maintained de facto influence from 775 to 789 during the reign of her husband and sons and is known for her immense influence on state affairs…
Gold dinar of Harun al-Rashid, (184 AH) 800 CE
A silver dirham minted in Madinat al-Salam (Baghdad) in 170 AH (AD 786). 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