or Ragae Persian Rey
Ancient city, Media .
It was formerly one of the great cities of Iran; its ruins are at modern Rey, near Tehr 0101; n . Settlement there dates from the 3rd millennium BC. Under the S 0101; s 0101; nian dynasty (3rd7th centuries AD), it was a centre of Zoroastrianism . It was captured by the Muslims in AD 641. It grew in importance until the 12th century, when it was weakened by religious conflicts. In 1220 it was destroyed by the Mongol s, and its inhabitants were massacred. It was famous for its decorated silks and for ceramics. The 02BD; Abb 0101; sid caliph H 0101; r 016B; n al-Rash 012B; d , memorialized in The Thousand and One Nights , was born there 0441; 765. The only remaining architectural features are two towers.