Harun al-Rashid

Perhaps Caliph Harun al-Rashid is the most famous and well-known of the Abbasid Caliphs due to the scientific and literary renaissance that took place during his era, as he brought poets, writers and scholars closer to his councils. Foreign trade flourished and political relations between the Caliphate and the kingdoms of Europe grew. Al-Rashid presented precious and interesting gifts to Emperor C...