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In 802, what gift did Charlemagne receive from the Abbasid caliph, Harun al-Rashid?

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Answer: an Asian elephant named Abu al-Abbas

Explanation: Abul-Abbas ( c. 770s or 780s – 810) was an Asian elephant brought back to the Carolingian emperor Charlemagne by his diplomat Isaac the Jew. The gift was from the Abbasid caliph Harun al-Rashid and symbolizes the beginning of Abbasid–Carolingian relations.

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