Question

Why is it said that Harun-al-rashid was different from other medieval rulers?

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• Harun al Rashid, “Aaron the orthodox" or “Aaron the rightly - guided" 17 march 763 or February 766-24 march 809 (148-193 Hijri)

• Was the fifthabbasid caliph.His birth date is debated , with various sources giving dates from 763 to 766.His epithet “al Rashid” translates to the orthodox.“the just" “ the upright," or “the rightly guided".Al Rashid ruled from 786-809 during the peak of the islamic golden Age.He established the legendary libarary Bayt al -hikma“(house of wisdom”)in baghdad in present day Iraq, and during his rule baghdad began to flourish as a center of knoledge, culture & trade.

• During his rule , the family of barmakids, which played a deciding role in establishing the abbasid caliphate, declined gradually. In 796, he moved his court & government to Raqqa in present -day syria.

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