Battle of Ray (1059)

معركة الري (١٠٥٩)

1059 CE · 451 AH† – 1059 CE · 451 AH† †

† Hijri date derived by computation from the Gregorian/Julian date; it may differ from the transmitted date by a day or two.

Rayy

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Era
The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era
Region
Persia & Central Asia
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105010601070
The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era

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Rayy

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Occurred at
Rayy

People and things also explored

the great ʿAjam earthquake — Iraq to beyond Rayy· The battle of al-Basasiri and the sermon for the Ubaydi al-Mustansir in Baghdad· Battle of Dandanqan (1040)· Marriage of the caliph's daughter to Tughrul Beg· Conquest of Rayy (22 AH)· The Conquest of Rayy and Qumis· death of al-Bahlawan — the Isfahan mazhab wars, the Rayy fitna, Tughril breaks free· Founding of al-Muhammadiyya at Rayy

Sources

  • Tarikh al-Islam — Hasan Ibrahim Hasan
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the great ʿAjam earthquake — Iraq to beyond Rayy

An earthquake shook the lands of ʿAjam from the Iraq side to beyond Rayy, killing multitudes — its ruin visible for an age.