Harun al-Rashid

[ hah-roon ahl-rah-sheed; Arabic hah-roon ahr-rah-sheed ]
/ hɑˈrun ɑl rɑˈʃid; Arabic hɑˈrun ˌɑr rɑˈʃid /

noun

a.d. 764?–809, caliph of Baghdad 786–809: one of the greatest Abbasids, he was made almost a legendary hero in the Arabian Nights.
Also Haroun-al-Raschid, Ha·run ar-Ra·shid [hah-roon ahr-rah-sheed; Arabic hah-roon ahr-rah-sheed] /hɑˈrun ˌɑr rɑˈʃid; Arabic hɑˈrun ˌɑr rɑˈʃid/.

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Harun al-Rashid
/ (hæˈruːn ˈælræˈʃiːd) /

noun

?763–809 ad, Abbasid caliph of Islam (786–809), whose court at Baghdad was idealized in the Arabian Nights