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The 11 pages that link to Samarra, each with the reason it gives.

• BaghdadRelated: The court’s temporary move there shifted imperial power away from Baghdad.

• Al-Ma'munBroader topic: Its later foundation reflected the military and court transformations set in motion during Al-Ma'mun's era.

• KarbalaCompared with: It is another Iraqi shrine city, associated with a different chapter of the imamate.

• NajafCompared with: Samarra is another Iraqi shrine city, associated with different imams and sacred history.

• Abu Bakr al-BaghdadiRelated: Al-Baghdadi was born in Samarra in 1971.

• Abbasid architectureRelated: Its planned palaces and mosques preserve the clearest concentration of ninth-century Abbasid architecture.

• Anarchy at SamarraNarrower topic: The caliphs and military factions at the center of the crisis were based here.

• Ahmad ibn TulunRelated: The court and military networks centered there formed the political world from which Ahmad emerged.

• Ali al-HadiBroader topic: The Abbasids compelled Ali al-Hadi to live in this imperial garrison city.

• Hasan al-AskariRelated: Hasan lived under close Abbasid supervision in this imperial city.

• Al-Mu'tasimBroader topic: Al-Mu'tasim founded it as a new seat of government and military power.