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拉希德是阿拔斯王朝第三任哈裏發阿爾·馬赫迪之子。786年繼其兄阿爾·哈迪之位。任期間為王朝最強盛時代,曾親率軍隊入侵拜占廷的小亞細亞。其首都巴格達和唐朝長安為世界第一流的城市,人口多達100萬,也是國際貿易中心。不過哈倫時代也是王朝衰退的開端。西元803年哈倫逮捕宰相約夫雅,巴馬剋傢族被抄傢,導致波斯發生叛變。哈倫也死於波斯的托斯,至此阿拔斯王朝步入衰退之路。
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").
Since Harun was intellectually, politically and militarily resourceful, his life and the court over which he held sway have been the subject of many fictional tales: some are factual but most are believed to be fictitious. An example of what is known to be factual is the story of the Clock that was among various presents that Harun had delightfully sent to Charlemagne. The presents were carried by the returning Frankish mission that came to offer Harun friendship in 799. Charlemagne and his retinue deemed the clock to be a conjuration for the sounds it emanates and the tricks it displays every time an hour ticks. Among what is known to be fictional is the famous The Book of One Thousand and One Nights containing many stories that are fantasized by Harun's magnificent court, and even Harun al-Rashid himself.