Harun al-Rashid Historical Figure Nationality: Abbasid Caliphate Religion: Islam Date of Birth: AD 763 Date of Death: AD 809 Cause of Death: Natural causes, possibly due to injuries received in battle Occupation: Soldier, Caliph Turtledove Appearances: In High Places POD: 1348 Type of Appearance: Posthumous reference

Hārūn al-Rashīd (Arabic: and Persian:هارون الرشيد‎ ); also spelled Harun ar-Rashid; English: Aaron the Upright, Aaron the Just, or Aaron the Rightly-Guided; (763–809) was the fifth and most famous Abbasid Caliph. He was born in Rayy, near Tehran, Iran, and lived in Baghdad, Iraq and most of his reign in Ar Raqqah at the middle Euphrates.

He ruled from 786 to 809, and his time was marked by scientific, cultural and religious prosperity. Art and music also flourished significantly during his reign. He established the library Bayt al-Hikma ("House of Wisdom"). It was during his rule that Baghdad had a period of great prosperity.

Harun al-Rashid in In High PlacesEdit

Harun al-Rashid was well revered in an alternate where the Great Black Deaths killed 3/4 of the population of Europe, leaving the continent open to Muslim conquest.

Harun al-Rashid was a central figure in the Arabian Nights as in the home timeline. However, in that alternate, Harun al-Rashid was the central character of the collection, and had not been replaced by the fictional King Shayar.^[1]

1. ↑ In High Places, pg. 93.

Religious titles (OTL)
Preceded by Al-Hadi	Abbasid Caliph of Islam 786-809	Succeeded by Al-Amin

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