THE IMPORTANCE OF THE CITY OF SAMARRA FOR THE ABBASID CALIPHATE DURING THE REIGN OF AL-MU'TASIM.
Abstract
The article provides information about the significance of the city of Samarra and discusses issues of the Samarra period, its importance in the life of the caliphs of the Abbasid dynasty during the reign of Caliph al-Mu'tasim, the reasons for the founding of the city by the Caliph of Samarra, which served as the residence of the caliphs and the capital of the empire for almost half a century. The relationship of Turkic soldiers from Central Asia and their commanders with the caliphs, the influence on the political life of the caliphate, which subsequently led to “anarchy”.
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