| Haras الحرس | |
|---|---|
| Active | 660s – 1250s |
| Allegiance | Caliphate |
| Branch | Caliphal Army |
| Type | Personal bodyguards |
| Role | The personal bodyguards of the caliphs. Haras members were known to guard the caliph even during private meetings, at night and during prayers at the mosque |
| Size | Size of the haras varied |
| Equipment | Lances or short spears (hirab), Iron clubs or maces (Umud), Whips, Swords, Chains |
The haras (Arabic: الحرس; "the Guard") was a personal bodyguard unit of the caliphs during the Umayyads and the Abbasids.[1] The haras was also instituted in the Emirate of Córdoba in contemporary Spain.[2]
- ^ Perlman 2015, p. 327.
- ^ Wolf 2014, p. 13.
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