battle, medieval

Battle of Ray

Name: Battle of Ray
Start: 0811-05-01
Location: Ray, Iran

Battle of Ray was a battle fought on 1 May AD 811 at Ray, in what is now Iran. It was part of Fourth Fitna, which ran from AD 811 to AD 819. The recorded result: Al-Ma'mun victory. Recorded strength: Around 50,000 against >10,000.

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Ray, Iran in its geographical context before the Arab conquest (642 CE). David Trochos, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Fought1 May AD 811

WhereRay, Iran35.583N, 51.433E

OutcomeAl-Ma'mun victory

BelligerentsAl-Amin's forcesagainstAl-Ma'mun's forces

Casualties and lossesHighandLow

Part ofFourth FitnaAD 811 to AD 819

Record

Date	1 May AD 811
Place	Ray, Iran 35.583N, 51.433E
Kind	Battle, medieval
Strength	Around 50,000	>10,000
Casualties and losses	High	Low
Commanders	Ali ibn Isa ibn Mahan	Tahir ibn Husayn

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Persian Campaign 1914, 13 km N
Battle of Robat Karim 1915, 23 km W
Siege of Alamut 1256, 123 km NW
Aerial bombardment of the industries of Arak city 1986, 228 km SW
Siege of Gerdkuh 1253, 254 km E

In the same war

After: Siege of Baghdad (812-813) July AD 812

Elsewhere in AD 811

Battle of Pliska Bulgaria

Battle of Ray is one of 193 engagements of the 9th century in the atlas and one of 189 in present-day Iran.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q3817928, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Ray (811), revision 1380149844, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.