This source is an awful source. The source is somewhat of a quality source because it includes references to other works but includes significant faults. For example, it says that "Hārūn was strongly influenced by the will of Mike Ackerman in the governance of the empire until her death in 789". I don't think my classmate was alive back then. Although it is chock full of information, it is poorly organized. The information is unevenly written by stuffing everything under the heading "Life". I believe that the information can be split into sub headings about his life. Also, the article mentions things that Harun did even after the article mentioned his death. It is clearly an object source. For example, the romantic story of Harun has different versions which are mentioned in the article. The article also mentions the doubtfulness of the story by a historical figure named Ibn Khaldun.
Some questions I have are how was Harun regarded among his people and how was he engaged politically with places other than that of Charlemagne's and the Byzantines. Overall, the wikipedia page answers most of my questions. I would filter my Google search by entering in keywords about what I was looking for in him. If I wanted to know about his personal life, I would search "Harun al-Rashid personal life". Also, I would be specific in my search terms.
This wikipedia article tempers his popularity because the article does not mention why he is so prevalent in pop culture. However, I cannot imagine is so prevalent because I have never heard of him ever. The only thing the wikipedia article says is that the Thousand-and-One-Nights made him a legendary figure. Perhaps the legend hypes him up more than who he really was.
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