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    Harun al-Rashid
    هَارُون الرَشِيد
    Caliph
    Commander of the Faithful

    Gold dinar of Harun al-Rashid, dated AH 171 (787–788 CE)

    5th Caliph of the Abbasid Caliphate
    Reign14 September 786 – 24 March 809
    PredecessorAl-Hadi
    SuccessorAl-Amin
    Born17 March 763 or February 766
    Ray, Jibal, Abbasid Caliphate
    (in present-day Tehran Province, Iran)
    Died24 March 809(809-03-24) (aged 43)
    Tus, Khorasan, Abbasid Caliphate
    (in present-day Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran)
    BurialTomb of Harun al-Rashid in Imam Reza Mosque, Mashhad, Iran
    Spouse
    • Zubaidah bint Ja'far
    • Azizah bint al-Ghitrif
    • Amat al-Aziz Ghadir
    • Umm Muhammad bint Salih
    • Abbassah bint Sulayman
    • Jurashiyyah bint Abdallah
    • Marajil Umm Abdallah (concubine)
    • Marida bint Shabib (concubine)
    • Qasif (concubine)
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    Issue
    Full name
    Harun al-Rashid ibn