ar-Rashid mausoleum
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| place | Isfahan , Iran | |
| Architectural style | Razi | |
| Coordinates | 32 ° 37 '47 " N , 51 ° 43' 5" E | |
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The ar-Rashid mausoleum ( Persian آرامگاه الراشدبالله, IPA : ɑɾɑmɡɑh ɛ æɾɾɑʃɛdobɛllɑh ) is a historic mausoleum in Isfahan , Iran .
The mausoleum dates back to the Seljuks era and is located on the north bank of the Zayandeh Rud River next to the Pol-e Schahrestan bridge . This building is the tomb of al-Rashid , the thirtieth Caliph of the Abbasid . He left his castle and fled Baghdad to Isfahan when Mahmud of Ghazni conquered Baghdad. After two years in 1138 ar-Raschid was killed with an assassin's dagger stab . The only decorative element of the mausoleum is a stuccoed Kufi - inscription .
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Hosseyn Yaghoubi: Arash Beheshti (ed.): Rāhnamā ye Safar be Ostān e Esfāhān (travel guide to Esfahan province) ( Persian ). Rozane, 2004, ISBN 964-334-218-2 , p. 118.