Ray

E255763

ancient city archaeological site

Ray is an ancient city near modern-day Tehran in Iran that served as a significant political and cultural center in various Persian empires.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
Ray canonical	22

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient city ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ
administrativelyPartOf	Tehran County ⓘ
approximateLocation	south of modern Tehran ⓘ
conqueredBy	Arab Muslim armies ⓘ Mongol ⓘ surface form: Mongol forces
country	Iran ⓘ
flourishedDuring	Parthian Empire ⓘ Sasanian Empire ⓘ Seljuk Empire ⓘ
hasArchaeologicalRemains	city walls ⓘ fortifications ⓘ religious buildings ⓘ towers ⓘ
hasHistoricalSignificance	center of Persian administration ⓘ center of Persian scholarship ⓘ major urban center in Iranian plateau ⓘ
hasModernSuccessor	Shahr-e Rey ⓘ
hasNearbyLandmark	Cheshmeh Ali ⓘ Ibn Babawayh Cemetery ⓘ Toghrol Tower ⓘ
historicalRegion	Media ⓘ Persia ⓘ
knownAs	Rages ⓘ Rai ⓘ Rayy ⓘ Rey ⓘ Rhages ⓘ
languageHistoricallySpoken	Middle Persian language ⓘ surface form: Middle Persian Western Persian ⓘ surface form: New Persian
locatedIn	Tehran Province ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone	Iran Standard Time ⓘ
locatedNear	Tehran ⓘ
mentionedIn	Avesta ⓘ Tobit ⓘ surface form: Biblical Book of Tobit Ptolemy’s Geography ⓘ
partOf	Greater Tehran ⓘ surface form: Greater Tehran metropolitan area various Persian empires ⓘ
region	northern Iran ⓘ
religionHistoricallyPracticed	Islam ⓘ Zoroastrianism ⓘ
servedAs	commercial center ⓘ cultural center ⓘ political center ⓘ religious center ⓘ
suffered	destruction in medieval period ⓘ
wasOn	Silk Road routes ⓘ

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Harun al-Rashid → placeOfBirth → Ray ⓘ

Sasanian Empire → notableCity → Ray ⓘ

Avicenna → residence → Ray ⓘ

Buyid dynasty → capital → Ray ⓘ

Buyid dynasty → territoryIncludes → Ray ⓘ

Sultan of the Seljuk Empire → residence → Ray ⓘ

Seljuk Empire → capital → Ray ⓘ

Muslim conquest of Persia → location → Ray ⓘ

Muslim conquest of Persia → capturedCity → Ray ⓘ

Buyid period → hasCapital → Ray ⓘ

Khwarazmian Empire → capital → Ray ⓘ

Tabaristan → borders → Ray ⓘ

Iraq-i Ajam → hasMajorCity → Ray ⓘ

historical region of Persian Iraq (Iraq-e Ajam) → includesCity → Ray ⓘ

subject surface form: Persian Iraq

Adud al-Dawla → reignOver → Ray ⓘ

Rukn al-Dawla → ruledTerritory → Ray ⓘ

Rukn al-Dawla → capital → Ray ⓘ

Rukn al-Dawla → deathPlace → Ray ⓘ

Rukn al-Dawla → burialPlace → Ray ⓘ

Fakhr al-Dawla → reignOver → Ray ⓘ

Fakhr al-Dawla → deathPlace → Ray ⓘ

Fakhr al-Dawla → governedFrom → Ray ⓘ