Harun al-Rashid

Abu Ja'far Harun ibn Muhammad al-Mahdi (763 or 766 – 809), better known by his regnal name Harun al-Rashid, was the fifth Caliph of the Abbasid Empire, ruling from 786 until his death in 809.
==Biography==
The son of al-Mahdi and his wife al-Khayzuran, who greatly influenced the politics during the reign of her husband and her sons,Assassin's Creed: Mirage – Database: Caliph's Mother Harun al-Rashid eventually married Zubaydah bint Ja'far, the granddaughter of al-Mansur, who went on to became a powerful political operator and generous patron in her own right.Assassin's Creed: Mirage – Database: Zubaydah bint Ja'far In the latter years of his reign, Harun al-Rashid sent no less than three diplomatic envoys to Emperor Charlemagne's court in Francia, including among their offerings an elaborate water clock made of brass and the elephant .Assassin's Creed: Mirage – Database: Greeks Bearing Gifts
===Legacy===
After his death, his sons al-Amin and al-Ma'mun fought over the succession of the Caliphate, with al-Ma'mun eventually being the victor.Assassin's Creed: Mirage – Notes from Basim's travels: Trouble at the CourtAssassin's Creed: Mirage – Database: Ghilman (Servant Soldiers) 9th century historian al-Tabari wrote on life in the court of Harun al-Rashid.Assassin's Creed: Mirage – Database: Perfumes
==Appearances==
*Echoes of History 
*Assassin's Creed: Mirage 
==References==
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