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Joey: The most important and famous of the Abassid Caliphs, this fellow was contemporary with Charlemagne and, according to Hodges and Whitehouse, had a non-zero amount of contact with his European counterpart. Furthermore, they cite his gold as funding (through a roundabout traderoute through Russia and Scandinavia) Charlemagne's political career (the building of churches, economic reforms, etc).
Ian's comments:
What projects was harun al-rashid involved in - i.e. what did he do that was so important? Harun al-rashid was a great builder and an effective military commander both on the eastern and western fronts. Culturally, why was his reighn seen to be the hieght of the early Islamic golden age?
Posted at Dec 13/2006 02:41AM:
Bobby "Fresh": Rashid solidified the Abassid revolution, expanded east, and proved to be an enduring leader as he, simply, lived for a long time.