KnowraAnarchy at SamarraLinked fromLinked fromThe 4 pages that link to Anarchy at Samarra, each with the reason it gives.All 4Broader topic 2Related 2Abbasid CaliphateBroader topic: It exposed how dependent caliphs had become on competing commanders.Iranian IntermezzoRelated: Its crises further weakened caliphal authority and provincial cohesion.Abdallah ibn al-Mu'tazzRelated: This earlier crisis weakened the political order in which his family later competed.Al-Mu'tasimBroader topic: The military establishment strengthened under Al-Mu'tasim later helped shape this crisis.