The Relationship Abbasid's Caliphate And Great Karl Who The King Of Franks

Abstract

The Abbasid Empire is the most radiant country of the East, in the early years of the ninth century. At the same time it is viewed with admiration in the West. The Abbasid caliphate Harun al-Rashid, subordinated empress Irene under his rule and sentenced her to pay Jjzya (Tax) when he was an heir to the throne. After becoming caliphate, when the Byzantium emperor Nikhephoros refused to obey, he came as far as Konya Eregli and forced him into submission by receiving his oath of allegiance and raised the amount of jizyaIn the West which was in a power struggle with the Byzantium, the mighty Charlemagne was also watching Harun with admiration. Whereas, Charlemagne's neigbour Al-Andalus was in conflict with Harun. In this period, Andalusian Muslims were stopped at the Pyrenees by the Franks. Common interests brought Charlemagne and Harun closer. They exchanged ambassadors. Mutual collaboration was foreseen by ensuring the safety of the pilgrims travelling to Jerusalem. In addition to the exchange of ambassador delegations, the exchange of gifts between the two rulers and the legendary and fairy tale details of the contents of these gifts have shadowed the actual relationship and has transformed this historic event into a tabloid issue. The wealth and riches of the East is exaggerated in the West with different perceptions and the truth is swept aside with the effect of One Thousand and One Nights Stories. There was a need for this research in order to shed light on to reality in terms of historical events because the issue of clarifying the contents of the much exaggerated objects which have been given as a gift became essential.