Battle of Ray (811)
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Not to be confused with Battle of Ray (651), a battle fought between the Sasanians and the Rashidun Caliphate in 651.
This Battle of Rayy (one among many) was fought on May 1, 811 AD as part of an Abbasid civil war (the "Fourth Fitna") between the two half-brothers, al-Amin and al-Ma'mun.
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Battle of Rayy | |||||||
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Part of the Fourth Fitna | |||||||
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Al-Amin's forces | Al-Ma'mun's forces | ||||||
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Ali ibn Isa ibn Mahan † | Tahir ibn Husayn | ||||||
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Around 50,000 | >10,000 | ||||||
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