The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Samarra, Iraq.
Prior to 16th century 836 – Samarra established and the Abbasid caliph Al-Mu'tasim relocated capital from Baghdad to Samarra. 848 – Great Mosque of Samarra built 859 – Abu Dulaf Mosque built 861 – 11 December: Caliph Al-Mutawakkil assassinated. 868 – The Islamic scholar and the 10th imam from the Twelve Imams Ali al-Hadi died in Samarra on 21 June. 861 – 870 Caliphal Civil War, was an armed conflict during the "Anarchy at Samarra" 874 – The Islamic scholar and the 11th imam from the Twelve Imams Hasan al-Askari died in Samarra on 4 JanuaryMufīd, Ibn-al-Muʻallim, I. K. A. Howard, and Ḥusain Naṣr. Kitāb Al-Irshād: the Book of Guidance into the Lives of the Twelve Imams. Qum: Ansariyan Publications, 1990. Print. 892 – Abbasid caliph Al-Mu'tamid relocated capital to Baghdad from Samarra. 1258 – Samarra occupied by Mongol Empire forces
16th–19th centuries 1508 – Shah of Iran Ismail I visited Al-Askari Shrine after his army had occupied Samarra city 1553 – The Ottoman admiral Seydi Ali Reis visited Al-Askari Shrine in the town 1705 – The Ottoman governor of Baghdad Hassan Pasha visited Al-Askari Shrine in the town 1733 – Battle of Samarra between Safavid Empire and Ottoman Empire on July 19 and Ottoman Empire got victory Axworthy, Michael, "Iran: Empire of the Mind", Penguin Books, 2007. p156 1785 – The Wall of Samarra built around the city 1870 – Shah of Qajar Iran Naser al-Din Shah visited Al-Askari Shrine 1874 – September: the Iraqi Shia marja Mirza Shirazi moved to Samarra and spent his life there Ali Al-Wardi - Psychological Insights from Modern Iraqi History - Part 3 - P 99 . 1878 – The first bridge built at the Tigris in the city. 1881 – The first elementary school opened 1890 – Mirza Shirazi's Hawza established 1895 – 20 February: The Iraqi Shia marja' Mirza Shirazi died in Samarra and burial in Imam Ali shrine in Najaf
20th century 1917 – Samarra occupied by British forces on 23 April 1936 – The Wall of Samarra removed 1956 – Samarra Dam opened after three years had constructed 1965 – The State Company for Drugs Industry and Medical Appliances established . 1973 – Samarra FC (football club) formed.
21st century 2004 – Battle of Samarra on October. 2006 – al-Askari mosque bombing on 22 February 2007 – al-Askari mosque bombing on 13 June 2011 – 12 February : bombing 2012 – University of Samarra established. 2014 – Battle of Samarra on June
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