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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Samarra period canonical | 2 |
| Samarra period of the Abbasid Caliphate | 2 |
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Target entity: Samarra period Context triple: [Abbasid Caliphate, significantEvent, Samarra period]
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Abbasid Caliphate
The Abbasid Caliphate was a major Islamic dynasty that ruled from the mid-8th to the 13th century, overseeing a golden age of science, culture, and philosophy centered in its capital, Baghdad.
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Akkad
Akkad was an ancient Mesopotamian city and region best known as the center of the Akkadian Empire, one of the world’s earliest great empires.
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Rashidun Caliphate
The Rashidun Caliphate was the first Islamic caliphate established after the death of the Prophet Muhammad, rapidly expanding Arab Muslim rule across the Middle East, North Africa, and parts of Asia under the leadership of the “Rightly Guided” caliphs.
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Herodian period
The Herodian period was the era of King Herod the Great’s rule over Judea, marked by extensive building projects, political maneuvering under Roman oversight, and significant transformation of Jerusalem’s urban and religious landscape.
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Umayyad Caliphate
The Umayyad Caliphate was an early Islamic empire (661–750 CE) that rapidly expanded from the Iberian Peninsula to Central Asia, establishing Arabic as an administrative language and shaping the political and cultural foundations of the Arab-Islamic world.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Samarra period Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Abbasid Caliphate
The Abbasid Caliphate was a major Islamic dynasty that ruled from the mid-8th to the 13th century, overseeing a golden age of science, culture, and philosophy centered in its capital, Baghdad.
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B.
Akkad
Akkad was an ancient Mesopotamian city and region best known as the center of the Akkadian Empire, one of the world’s earliest great empires.
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C.
Rashidun Caliphate
The Rashidun Caliphate was the first Islamic caliphate established after the death of the Prophet Muhammad, rapidly expanding Arab Muslim rule across the Middle East, North Africa, and parts of Asia under the leadership of the “Rightly Guided” caliphs.
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D.
Herodian period
The Herodian period was the era of King Herod the Great’s rule over Judea, marked by extensive building projects, political maneuvering under Roman oversight, and significant transformation of Jerusalem’s urban and religious landscape.
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E.
Umayyad Caliphate
The Umayyad Caliphate was an early Islamic empire (661–750 CE) that rapidly expanded from the Iberian Peninsula to Central Asia, establishing Arabic as an administrative language and shaping the political and cultural foundations of the Arab-Islamic world.
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Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical period
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phase of the Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ |
| capitalRelocatedFrom | Baghdad ⓘ |
| capitalRelocatedTo | Samarra ⓘ |
| country | Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
Al-Tabari
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surface form:
al-Tabari
modern Islamic historiography ⓘ |
| endTime | 892 ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Islamic architecture
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Islamic art ⓘ |
| hasCaliph |
al-Mu'tamid
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al-Mu'tasim ⓘ al-Mu'tazz ⓘ al-Muhtadi ⓘ al-Muntasir ⓘ al-Musta'in ⓘ al-Mutawakkil ⓘ al-Wathiq ⓘ |
| hasCapital | Samarra ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Samarra ⓘ |
| partOf |
Abbasid Caliphate
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surface form:
Abbasid era
Islamic Golden Age ⓘ |
| predecessor | Baghdad-centered Abbasid period ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ |
| successor | Baghdad restoration period ⓘ |
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Subject: Samarra period Description of subject: 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.
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