Two queens of Baghdad, mother and wife of Hārūn al-Rashīd

by Nabia Abbott

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This volume recounts the lives of the mother and wife of Harun al-Rashid, contemporary of Charlemagne and hero of many a tale from the Arabian Nights. Khaizuran and Zubaidah, the two queens, flouted the taboos of Muslim society and left their imprint on a key period of Islamic history.

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This volume recounts the lives of the mother and wife of Harun al-Rashid, contemporary of Charlemagne and hero of many a tale from the Arabian Nights. Khaizuran and Zubaidah, the two queens, flouted the taboos of Muslim society and left their imprint on a key period of Islamic history.

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