At a glance
- Era
- The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era
- Region
- Persia & Central Asia
In time
In space
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Summary
The Buyid ruler Abu Kalijar built the wall of the city of Shiraz, which Ibn al-Athir records under the events of 425; it ran twelve thousand cubits long and eight cubits wide, with eleven gates, and was finished about 440. 1
A wall of eleven gates
Ibn al-Athir records under the events of 425 AH that Abu Kalijar the Buyid restored Mamdhan's estates and built the wall of the city of Shiraz; the wall measured twelve thousand cubits in length and eight cubits in width, had eleven gates, and its construction was completed about 440 AH. 1
Connections
- Occurred at
- Shiraz
- Had participant
- al-Malik Abu Kalijar ibn Sultan al-Dawla
People and things also explored
Abu Kalijar Enters Baghdad and the Kettledrums Are Beaten for Him· Al-Baqillani serves as qadi outside Baghdad and visits Shiraz, c. 970-983· The battle at the gate of Shiraz, 297· The Joint Conquests of Fars· The restoration of the khutba to Jalal al-Dawla in Baghdad· The ghilman's expulsion of Jalal al-Dawla from Baghdad, 423· al-Layth al-Saffar seizes Fars and Shiraz, 297· Death of Abu Kalijar and investiture of al-Malik al-Rahim
Sources
- Tarikh al-Islam — Hasan Ibrahim Hasan , p. 15
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Abu Kalijar the Buyid builds the wall of Shiraz”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/shiraz-wall-abu-kalijar-425/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-01.
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