mar 13, 786 - The Caliphate of Harun al-Rashid begins. His rule will last until 809, and marks the period of greatest cultural and intellectual achievement under the Abbasid dynasty. It is during his reign that the first anthologies of Hadith (reported sayings of the Prophet) appear, compiled by al-Bukhari and Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj. He will later appear as a central character in many of the tales in the Thousand and One Nights .
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