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Summary
Shams al-Din Ildiguz, atabeg of Azerbaijan, took the city of Rayy through the agency of Ibn Arabshah al-Ibrahimi, vizier of Sultan Arslan ibn Tughril. He then made himself independent in Azerbaijan and al-Jibal. 1
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- Occurred at
- Rayy
- Had participant
- Shams al-Din Eldiguz
People and things also explored
the great ʿAjam earthquake — Iraq to beyond Rayy· al-Bahlawān takes Tabrīz· 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
- al-Kamil fi'l-Tarikh of Ibn al-Athir , p. 20
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islam.museum contributors. “Īldigiz takes al-Rayy”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/ildigiz-rayy-566/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-22.