Timeline of Samarra
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Prior to 16th century
- 836 – Samarra established and the Abbasid caliph Al-Mu'tasim relocated capital from Baghdad to Samarra.[1][2]
- 848 – Great Mosque of Samarra built [3]
- 859 – Abu Dulaf Mosque built [4]
- 861 – 11 December: Caliph Al-Mutawakkil assassinated.[5][6]
- 868 – The Islamic scholar and the 10th imam from the Twelve Imams Ali al-Hadi died in Samarra on 21 June.[7][8][9][10][11][12]
- 861 – 870 Caliphal Civil War, was an armed conflict during the "Anarchy at Samarra"[13][14]
- 874 – The Islamic scholar and the 11th imam from the Twelve Imams Hasan al-Askari died in Samarra on 4 January[15]
- 892 – Abbasid caliph Al-Mu'tamid relocated capital to Baghdad from Samarra.[1]
- 1258 – Samarra occupied by Mongol Empire forces[16]
16th–19th centuries
- 1508 – Shah of Iran Ismail I visited Al-Askari Shrine after his army had occupied Samarra city [17]
- 1553 – The Ottoman admiral Seydi Ali Reis visited Al-Askari Shrine in the town [18]
- 1705 – The Ottoman governor of Baghdad Hassan Pasha visited Al-Askari Shrine in the town [19]
- 1733 – Battle of Samarra between Safavid Empire and Ottoman Empire on July 19 and Ottoman Empire got victory [20]
- 1785 – The Wall of Samarra built around the city[21]
- 1870 – Shah of Qajar Iran Naser al-Din Shah visited Al-Askari Shrine [22]
- 1874 – September: the Iraqi Shia marja Mirza Shirazi moved to Samarra and spent his life there [23]
- 1878 – The first bridge built at the Tigris in the city.[24]
- 1881 – The first elementary school opened [24]
- 1890 – Mirza Shirazi's Hawza established [25]
- 1895 – 20 February: The Iraqi Shia marja' Mirza Shirazi died in Samarra and burial in Imam Ali shrine in Najaf[26]
20th century
- 1917 – Samarra occupied by British forces on 23 April [27]
- 1936 – The Wall of Samarra removed [28]
- 1956 – Samarra Dam opened after three years had constructed [29]
- 1965 – The State Company for Drugs Industry and Medical Appliances established .[30]
- 1973 – Samarra FC (football club) formed.[31]