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The most famous ruler of the Abbasid dynasty was Harun-Al-Rashid substantiate the statement |
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Answer» Answer: Harun al-Rashid (/hɑːˈruːn ɑːlrɑːˈʃiːd/; ARABIC: هَارُون الرَشِيد Hārūn Ar-Rašīd; "Aaron the Orthodox" or "Aaron the Rightly-Guided", 17 March 763 or February 766 – 24 March 809 (148–193 Hijri)[1] was the fifth Abbasid 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 to 809, during the peak of the Islamic Golden Age. He established the legendary LIBRARY Bayt al-Hikma ("House of Wisdom") in Baghdad in present-day Iraq, and during his rule Baghdad BEGAN to flourish as a center of knowledge, culture and trade.[2] 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 and government to Raqqa in present-day Syria. |
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