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Samarra Period: Capital Building and Military Politics (836–892)

Samarra Period: Capital Building and Military Politics (836–892)

  1. Al-Mu'tasim moves court to Samarra

    Labels: Al-Mu'tasim, Samarra, Abbasid Caliphate
  2. Jawsaq al-Khaqani (Dar al-Khilafa) built

    Labels: Jawsaq al-Khaqani, Dar al-Khilafa, Al-Mu'tasim
  3. Al-Wathiq succeeds al-Mu'tasim at Samarra

    Labels: Al-Wathiq, Samarra, Abbasid Caliphate
  4. Al-Mutawakkil becomes caliph in Samarra

    Labels: Al-Mutawakkil, Samarra, Abbasid court
  5. Mihna (Inquisition) ended under al-Mutawakkil

    Labels: Mihna, Al-Mutawakkil, Religious policy
  6. Anarchy at Samarra: military-dominated successions

    Labels: Anarchy at, Military factions, Samarra
  7. Zanj Rebellion begins near Basra

    Labels: Zanj Rebellion, Basra, Southern Iraq
  8. Abbasids defeat Saffarids at Dayr al-Aqul

    Labels: Dayr al-Aqul, Al-Muwaffaq, Saffarids
  9. Siege of al-Mukhtarah begins

    Labels: Siege of, Zanj Rebellion, Abbasid army
  10. Death of al-Muwaffaq reshapes regency politics

    Labels: Al-Muwaffaq, Regency, Abbasid politics
  11. Caliphal court returns to Baghdad; Samarra era ends

    Labels: Samarra, Baghdad, Caliphal center
  12. Al-Mu'tadid becomes caliph

    Labels: Al-Mu'tadid, Baghdad, Abbasid restoration