Samarra period
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The Samarra period was a mid-9th-century phase of the Abbasid Caliphate marked by the relocation of the capital to Samarra and characterized by heightened military influence, political instability, and cultural development.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical period
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phase of the Abbasid Caliphate → |
| capitalRelocatedFrom |
Baghdad
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| capitalRelocatedTo |
Samarra
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| country |
Abbasid Caliphate
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| describedBySource |
al-Tabari
→
modern Islamic historiography → |
| endTime |
892
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| fieldOfWork |
Islamic architecture
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Islamic art → |
| hasCaliph |
al-Mu'tamid
→
al-Mu'tasim → al-Mu'tazz → al-Muhtadi → al-Muntasir → al-Musta'in → al-Mutawakkil → al-Wathiq → |
| hasCapital |
Samarra
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| hasCause |
conflict between caliph and Baghdad populace
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need to control Turkish military units → |
| hasCharacteristic |
architectural innovation
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court factionalism → cultural development → economic strain → frequent caliphal successions → increased influence of Turkish slave soldiers → military dominance → palace revolutions → political instability → provincial autonomy → urban expansion in Samarra → |
| influenced |
development of stucco decoration in Islamic art
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palatial architecture in the Islamic world → |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Iraq
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| namedAfter |
Samarra
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| partOf |
Abbasid era
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Islamic Golden Age → |
| predecessor |
Baghdad-centered Abbasid period
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| significantEvent |
assassination of Caliph al-Mutawakkil
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construction of the Great Mosque of Samarra → construction of the Malwiya minaret → large-scale palace building in Samarra → period of anarchy at Samarra → rise of Turkish military commanders → temporary fragmentation of central authority → |
| startTime |
836
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| successor |
Baghdad restoration period
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Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Abbasid Caliphate
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significantEvent |