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harun ar-rashid

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Ha⋅run al-Ra⋅shid

  [hah-roon ahl-rah-sheed; Arab. hah-roon ahr-rah-sheed]
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a.d. 764?–809, caliph of Baghdad 786–809: one of the greatest Abbasids, he was made almost a legendary hero in the Arabian Nights.
Also, Haroun-al-Raschid, Ha⋅run ar-Ra⋅shid  [hah-roon ahr-rah-sheed; Arab. hah-roon ahr-rah-sheed] .
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Ha·run al-Ra·shid or Ha·roun al-Ra·schid   (hä-rōōn' äl-rä-shēd')   
Caliph of Baghdad (786-809) noted for his participation in the Muslim holy war against the Byzantines and for the splendor of his court.
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