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Front Matter The Raid of the Saracens The Mighty Caliphate The Youth of Harun Agrippina on the Tigris An Arabian Night of Kings Harun Ascends to the Throne A Barmecide Feast A Bizzare Triangle The Harem and the Hunt Love Feasts Triumph of the Black Flags Harun and Charlemagne The Days of Hymen The Scorpions of Calumny Pilgrimage to Mecca A Night of Muharram "Only God Knows the Truth" Supreme—and Lonely Islam Against Byzantium "Rumble of a Distant Drum" The Last Call to the Saddle The Trumpet of Israfil

Harun Al-Rashid: Caliph of Bagdad - Gabriel Audisio



This biography of Harun al-Rashid, the greatest Caliph of the early Abbasid empire, was based on Masudi's account. It recounts the rise of Harun under the guidance of his ambitious mother, the fall of the powerful Barmecide family, the height of Harun's power, his relations with surrounding empires, and the tragedies attending his later years.

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Harun al Rashid and Jafar

HARUN AL-RASHID FEASTING WITH HIS FAVORITE JAFAR, AND BOON COMPANIONS.


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