(who was also his homosexual lover) had been ordered not to consummate the marriage.
Legend says that he had his brother-in-law Ja'far the Barmakid executed when his sister became pregnant, since Ja'far (who was also his homosexual lover) had been ordered not to consummate the marriage. During his rule from 791 to 809 AD, the Abbasid empire reached its greatest territorial extent. FTP, name this Arab Caliph and central character of the _Arabian Nights_.
Legend says that he had his brother-in-law Ja'far the Barmakid executed when his sister became pregnant, since Ja'far
{Haroun} al-Rashid