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People: Basil I
Topic: Rayy, Battle of
Location: Salamis Cyprus

Rayy, Battle of

Years: 811 - 811

This Battle of Rayy (one among many) is fought on May 1, 811 CE 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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