Harun al-Rashid facts for kids

Full name
	Harun ar-Rashid ibn Muhammad al-Mahdi

Quick facts for kids
Harun al-Rashid
هَارُون الرَشِيد
Quick facts for kidsHarun al-Rashid; هَارُون الرَشِيد
	Caliph; Amir al-Mu'minin
	Gold dinar of Harun al-Rashid
5th Caliph of the Abbasid Caliphate
Reign	14 September 786 – 24 March 809
Predecessor	al-Hadi
Successor	al-Amin
Born	17 March 766; Rey, Jibal, Abbasid Caliphate; (in present-day Tehran Province, Iran)
Died	24 March 809 (aged 46); Tus, Khorasan, Abbasid Caliphate; (in present-day Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran)
Burial	Tomb of Harun al-Rashid in Imam Reza Mosque, Mashhad, Iran
Spouse	List Zubaidah bint Ja`far.. Azizah bint al-Ghitrif bin Ata; Umm Muhammad bint Salih al-Miskin; Abbassah bint Sulayman bin Abi Ja`far; Jurashiyyah bint Abdullah al-Uthmanniyah; Marajil bint Ustadhsis; Maridah bint Shabib; Amat-al-aziz Ghadir; Qasif; Ri'm; Irbah; Sahdhrah; Khubth; Rawah; Dawaj; Kitman; Hulab; Irabah; Ghadid; Ghusas; Sukkar; Rahiq; Shajar; Khzq; Haly; Aniq; Samandal; Zinah;
Issue	Muhammad al-Amin; Abdallah al-Ma'mun; Muhammad al-Mu'tasim; al-Qasim; Abdan; Sukaynah;
Full name
	Harun ar-Rashid ibn Muhammad al-Mahdi
House	Abbasid
Father	al-Mahdi
Mother	al-Khayzuran
Religion	Sunni Islam

Harun al-Rashid (also: Haroon al-Rasheed), was a caliph in what is now Iran, reigned from 786 to 809. He has become an icon of the Islamic golden age. He appears in many stories as a wise ruler, who often disguised himself as a peasant in order to walk amongst the people in Baghdad to find out how they lived and how he could improve their situation. His legacy has been cemented through his representation in the Arabian Nights.

Images for kids

A silver dirham minted in Madinat al-Salam (Bagdad) 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 receiving a delegation sent by Charlemagne at his court in Baghdad. 1864 painting by Julius Köckert.
Harun al-Rashid as depicted in the Arabian Nights.