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Ibn Babawayh Cemetery
Ibn Babawayh cemetery ( fa, گورستان ابنبابویه or ), also spelled as Ebn-e Babviyeh, Ebn-e Babooyeh, is located in Iran in the town of Rey (which is now inside Greater Tehran metropolitan area). About The cemetery is named after the most famous occupant, Ibn Babawayh (d.991 CE) a scholar of Shia Islam. He taught in Baghdad and lived in Rey at the end of his life. His works (more than 300 volumes) are used as valid sources in Jurisprudence. His most famous book is ''Man La-yahzar al-faqih''. He died in 381 A.H. and his tomb is in Ebn-e Babooyeh. Many Iranian giants of sports, literature, arts, culture, religion, and politics are buried there. The reason for this is Rey being a Shiite pilgrimage site because of the Shah-Abdol-Azim shrine, which led many pious people to be buried near to this place. Notable graves * Ibn Babawayh (d. 991) – medieval scholar * Tughril (900–1063) – founder of the Seljuk Empire (Tughrul Tower) * Abdolbaghi Monajjemb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rey, Iran
Shahr-e Ray ( fa, شهر ری, ) or simply Ray (Shar e Ray; ) is the capital of Ray County in Tehran Province, Iran. Formerly a distinct city, it has now been absorbed into the metropolitan area of Greater Tehran as the 20th district of municipal Tehran, the capital city of the country. Historically known as Rhages (), Rhagae and Arsacia, Ray is the oldest existing city in Tehran Province. In the classical era, it was a prominent city belonging to Media, the political and cultural base of the Medes. Ancient Persian inscriptions and the Avesta (Zoroastrian scriptures), among other sources, attest to the importance of ancient Ray. Ray is mentioned several times in the Apocrypha. It is also shown on the fourth-century Peutinger Map. The city was subject to severe destruction during the medieval invasions by the Arabs, Turks, and Mongols. Its position as a capital city was revived during the reigns of the Buyid Daylamites and the Seljuk Turks. Ray is richer than many other ancient c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tughrul Tower
Toghrol Tower (also transliterated ''Toghrul'', ''Tughrol'', or ''Tughrul'') is a 12th-century monument, located in the city of Rey, Iran. Tuğrul Tower is near Rashkan Castle. The brick tower is the tomb of Seljuk ruler Tughril, who died in Rey in 1063. Originally, like other monuments of its time, it was capped by a conical dome (گنبد, ''gonbad''), which collapsed during an earthquake. The thickness of the walls varies from 1.75 to 2.75 meters. The inner and outer diameters are 11 and 16 meters, respectively. The exterior shape is that of a polygon with 24 angles in its design, which is thought to contribute to the structure's stability against tremors. At the top of the tower, Kufic inscriptions were originally observable. The tower is protected by Iran's Cultural Heritage Organization. In some texts this place is called Burj Khalifa Yazid. According to some experts' ideas, this tower is like a clock pointer and the time can be recognized by the sunshine on its c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mirzadeh Eshghi
Sayed Mohammad Reza Kordestani ( fa, سید محمدرضا کردستانی; December 11, 1893July 3, 1924) was an Iranian political writer and poet who used the pen name Mirzadeh Eshghi ( fa, میرزاده عشقی). Biography He was born in Hamadan, the son of Hajj Sayed Abolghasam Kordestani; he learned French language, French in the Alliance Israélite Universelle, Ecole d'Alliance, and moved to Istanbul for a while. He is particularly famous for writing the opera ''Rastakhiz Iran'' (Resurrected Iran), which was a reflection of his patriotic spirit. After returning to Iran and spending time with his family in Tehran, he published newspapers in which he fiercely attacked the political system of Iran. He is remembered for writing six plays; his ''Noruz nameh'' is particularly famous. He also published a paper called ''Twentieth Century'' and predicted his early death repeatedly. Death Eshghi was murdered by two unknown gunmen in his house in Tehran. He was buried in Ibn Babawa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iranian Gendarmerie
The Iranian Gendarmerie, also called the Government Gendarmerie ( fa, ژاندارمری دولتی, Žāndārmirī-ye Daulatī), was the first rural police force, and subsequent modern highway patrol, in Iran. A paramilitary force, it also played a significant part in politics from its establishment in 1910 during the Qajar dynasty until the advent of the Pahlavi dynasty in 1921. It continued to serve until the end of the Pahlavi era and was modernized into the Imperial Iranian Gendarmerie.The Making of Modern Iran, page 49 Originally established as a constitutional army, the force employed Swedish officers in command of Iranian personnel to perform both traditional police duties and conduct military campaigns against tribal forces. In 1991 the Iranian Gendarmerie was merged with other police forces to form the Law Enforcement Force of Islamic Republic of Iran. History Throughout the nineteenth century military modernization was a constant preoccupation of Iranian reformers and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hossein Ardabili
Hossein Ardabili (born 1297 Hijri in Ardabil, died 20th of Ramadan 1336 ) was an Iranian politician. He and completed his primary education with professor Mirza Mohammad Ali Mirakhor Oghlu in Ardabil. He went to Mashhad via Ghafghaz and acquainted with its liberals and was one of the gifted students in Mashhad. There, he founded ''Khorasan'' magazine which was first published in 1372 . The magazine became a rallying point of the Mashhad youth including Mohammad Taghi Bahar. The people of Khorasan chose Sayyid Hossein as their deputy of the (parliament) in the second course of election for deputy of the national council . During his stay in Tehran Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is the most popul ..., he became familiar with liberals and politicians of Iran. Meanwhile, he accepted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
