Samarra serves as an Abbasid capital
836–892 CE · Samarra
About this event
Samarra replaced Baghdad as capital for a period dated 836–892 by the Met.
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A span of capital status, not a single construction date.
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- The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗ Original concise summary; consult the institution for its full account.
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