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Facts

Also Known As Rey • Ragha • Rai • Rhagae • Ray • Arsacia

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Rayy, Iran
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country, Asia
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ancient Iran
historical region, Asia

Key People

Arts and sciences under Hārūn al-Rashīd
Hārūn al-Rashīd
ʿAbbāsid caliph
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Fakhr ad-Dīn ar-Rāzī
Muslim theologian
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Toghrïl Beg
Muslim ruler
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al-Rāzī
Persian physician
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Ibn Miskawayh
Islamic scholar
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Ibn Bābawayh
Muslim theologian

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