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appointment in Samarra
(euphemistic) One's death.
Great Mosque of Samarra
The (or ) a mosque from the 9th century CE located in Samarra, Iraq.
Samarra culture
a Late Neolithic archaeological culture of northern Mesopotamia, roughly dated to between 5500 and 4800 BCE.
Anarchy at Samarra
a period of extreme internal instability from 861 to 870 in the history of the Abbasid Caliphate, marked by the violent succession of four caliphs, who became puppets in the hands of powerful rival military groups.
Abbasid Samarra
Samarra is a city in central Iraq, which served as the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate from 836 to 892.
Battle of Samarra
The Battle of Samarra took place in June 363, during the invasion of the Sasanian Empire by the Roman emperor Julian.
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