Harun al-Rashid and the World of the Thousand and One Nights
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By André Clot 'Most interesting . . . full of fascinating detail.' The Bookseller Harun al-Rashid, the legendary caliph portrayed in The Thousand and One Nights, reigned for a quarter of a century, his empire spreading over south-west Asia and into north Africa. He waged war on the Byzantine Empire, and dealt ruthlessly with religious and social insurrections. But as well as being a ruthless soldier and politician al-Rashid was also a great patron of the arts, and highly esteemed by Charlemagne. He turned Baghdad into a brilliant centre of culture and learning, which witnessed unprecedented economic development, its merchants and navigators carrying the caliph's renown to the farthest corners of the known world. André Clot is a historian and journalist who has spent many years in the Muslim lands of the Near and Middle East. He is the author of Harun al Rashid, also published by Saqi. Language(s): English ISBN: 0863565506 2006, Paperback, 268 pages, 8.0" x 6.5"