Samarra: All Data
Samarra is a city in Iraq. This page covers its chronology of mentions across 5,500 years of history, including capitals, battles, events and subdivisions. Part of Phersu Atlas.
1. Lists and Timelines
Samarra: Chronology of Mentions
Note: For polities of antiquity, the listed capital or subdivision capital may also represent one or several of the most important cities of the region.
363 AD
Mentioned in: Battle of Samarra, part of Sasanian Campaign of Julian
836 AD
Capital of Abbasid Caliphate
1918 AD
Mentioned in Event: Mesopotamian campaign
1918 AD
Mentioned in Event: Persian Campaign
1941 AD
Mentioned in Event: Anglo-Iraqi War
1947 AD
Mentioned in Event: Anglo-Iraqi War
1958 AD
Mentioned in Event: 14 July Revolution
2003 AD
Mentioned in Event: 2003 invasion of Iraq
2004 AD
Mentioned in Event: Iraq War
2004 AD
Mentioned in: Battle of Samarra (2004)
2014 AD
Mentioned in Event: Northern Iraq offensive (June 2014)