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
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
Al-Hadi
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Abū Muḥammad Mūsā ibn al-Mahdī al-Hādī better known by his laqab al-Hādī was the fourth Abbasid caliph who succeeded his father al-Mahdi and ruled from 169 AH until his death in 170 AH. His short reig
Harun al-Rashid
…present-day Syria. Domestically, Harun pursued policies similar to those of his father Al-Mahdi. He released many of the Umayyads and 'Alids his brother Al-Hadi had imprisoned and declared amnesty for all political groups of the Quraysh. Large scale hostilities broke out with Byzantium, and under his rule, the…
Dirham of al-Hadi minted in 786/787 in al-Haruniya