
On this day in 763 Prince Harun Al-Rashid became the 5th Caliph and the most famous Muslim Caliph after the Four Rightly Guided Caliphs. He ruled the Abbasid Kingdom in the present day Baghdad. He is the son of Caliph Al-Mahdi. He succeeded his brother, Al Hadi and ruled the Caliphate until 809. He was famous for his piety and love for scholarly works and poetry.
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