Ibn Sina enters Buyid service at Rayy

ابن سينا في خدمة البويهيين بالري

c. 1014 CE · c. 405 AH

Rayy

In about 1014 Ibn Sina went to Rayy and entered the service of the Buyid amir Majd al-Dawla and his mother Sayyida Shirin as court physician.

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The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era
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Persia & Central Asia
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1000101010201030 c.
The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era

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Rayy

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Ibn Sina (Avicenna)
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Rayy

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the great ʿAjam earthquake — Iraq to beyond Rayy· Al-Biruni at Qābūs's court, Gurgān· Battle of Ray (1059)· 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· Mahmud of Ghazna Enters Rayy, 420

Sources

  • Avicenna — English Wikipedia
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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.