Ibn Sina travels west to Gorgan

ابن سينا يرحل غربًا إلى جرجان

1012 CE · c. 402 AH

Jurjan

In 1012 Ibn Sina left Khwarazm and travelled west through the cities of Khurasan towards Gorgan (Jurjan).

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The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era
Region
Persia & Central Asia
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The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era

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Jurjan

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Ibn Sina (Avicenna)
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Jurjan

People and things also explored

Al-Biruni at Qābūs's court, Gurgān· Ibn Sina enters Buyid service at Rayy· Ibn Sina withdraws to Khuzistan· Ibn Sina becomes vizier to Shams al-Dawla at Hamadan· Yazid ibn al-Muhallab's Jurjan Campaign· Abu Abdallah al-Natili· al-Farabi· ابن رشد الحفيد

Sources

  • Avicenna — English Wikipedia
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Al-Biruni at Qābūs's court, Gurgān

At Gurgān near the Caspian al-Bīrūnī joined Qābūs ibn Voshmgīr's court, met Ibn Sīnā there and exchanged a sharp philosophical correspondence with him, and dedicated his Chronology of Ancient Nations to Qābūs.