2 moments

  1. Birth at Rayy

    · Rayy (Shahr-e Rey), Tehran Province, Iran

    Birth at Rayy
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    Al-Razi was born in Rayy, the Persian city near present-day Tehran from which his nisba, al-Razi, derives. Coordinates are a representative point for historic Rayy/Shahr-e Rey; the exact birth site is not identified.

  2. Death at Rayy

    · Rayy (Shahr-e Rey), Tehran Province, Iran

    Death at Rayy
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    After a career that included heading hospitals in Rayy and Baghdad, al-Razi died in his native city of Rayy. The source dates his death as about 925/313; coordinates are a representative point for historic Rayy/Shahr-e Rey, not an identified death site.