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Jul 30 762 Construction of Round City of Baghdad began by Abbasid Empire
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Feb 24 Samarra organized army under Abu Ahmad son of assassinated Caliph Mutawwakil
and brother of Abbasid Caliph Mutasim to seize power and put Mutazz upon throne
Mar 10 Abu Ahmad’s army from Samarra reached gates of Baghdad to overthrow Abbasid
Caliph Mutasim
Dec 27 Ibn Tahir deposed Abbasid Caliph Mutasin Ordered people of Baghdad to pledge
allegiance to Mutazz as new caliph City rejected Mutazz Forced Ibn Tahir to back down Caliph Mutasin appeared saying he was still caliph
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Jan 7 Ibn Tahir negotiated deal to split revenues of Baghdad with Samarra and depose
Abbasid Caliph Mutasin in return
Jan 8 Abbasid Caliph Mutasin deposed by his adviser Ibn Tahir
Jan 12 Papers of Abbasid Caliph Mutasin’s resignation signed
Jan 25 Battle of Baghdad ended Mutazz announced as new Abbasid caliph Rival Mustain
exiled to Hijaz but later executed
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Oct 29 Riot by Turkish soldiers in Abbasid capital Samarra against two top advisers Wasif
and Bugha over salaries Wasif Beheaded
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May 19 Adv to Abbasid Caliph Mutazz confronted ministers accusing them of hoarding
money Were tortured and imprisoned but had no money
Jul 11 Abbasid Caliph Mutazz confronted by Turkish soldiers who wanted to be paid Mutazz
beaten and forced to resign Muhtadi became new caliph
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Jul 17 Deposed Abbasid Caliph Mutazz executed by Turkish soldiers
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Dec 19 Abbasid Caliph Muhtadi had to flee capital Samarra as Turkish troops looted palace
Muhtadi confronted troops calling for their loyalty and received it
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Jan 12 Abbasid Caliph Muhtadi agreed to pay Turkish soldiers Led to adviser Musa to start
new revolt against caliph
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Jun 20 Abbasid Caliph Muhtadi killed in capital Samarra in revolt by Turkish soldiers over
not being paid
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Sep 7 Zanj slave rebellion seized Basra city Looted it Killed most of the population then left
fearing trap
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Sep 9 Zanj slave rebellion returned to Basra city Offered amnesty to residents and then
massacred them Survivors hid in city for weeks and turned to cannibalism for food
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Apr 1 Brother of the Caliph Muwafaq defeated by Zanj slave rebellion in Basra
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Aug 1 Mohammed leader of Zanj slave rebellion killed by Abbasid army led by Caliph
Muwafaq
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Jan 11 Mongols began siege of Baghdad Would eventually kill the entire population of the
city
Feb 10 Abbasid Caliph Mustasim surrendered Baghdad to Mongols Residents taken to camps
where they were executed Christians and Jews spared Mongol leader Hulagu said he killed 200,000 City eventually burned
Feb 21 Mongol leader Hulagu had Abbasid Caliph Mutasim and some family members
executed outside Baghdad
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Oct 10 Baghdad surrendered to Tartars rather than fight and have city sacked
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Jul 23 Tamerlane and Tartars took Baghdad for 2nd time Ordered his men to bring him the
heads of 2 Baghdadis Were said to be 120 towers of skulls afterwards Ordered city to be flattened Was in revenge for city standing up to him
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