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The Great Earthquake at Tabriz

الزلزلة العظمى بتبريز

c. 1042 CE · 434 AH

In 434 the great earthquake struck Tabriz, demolishing its walls; those counted dead under the rubble exceeded forty thousand 1.

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Era
The Early Abbasid Caliphate
Region
Persia & Central Asia
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In time

1030104010501060 c.
The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era

Summary

In 434 AH the great earthquake struck Tabriz 1.

The destruction

Its walls were destroyed. Those who died under the rubble were counted and found to be more than 40,000 1.

Sources

  1. Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali , p. 254
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islam.museum contributors. “The Great Earthquake at Tabriz”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/tabriz-earthquake-434/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-23.

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