861 ⟶ Assassination of Caliph al-Mutawakkil and Abbasid Decline

Assassination of Abbasid caliph al-Mutawakkil (r. 847–861) a...

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👑 Nabonassar Ascends to the Babylonian Throne

February 26, 747 BC: Nabonassar becomes king of Babylon.⟶

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👑 Ashur-nirari V's Reign Ends

Ashur-nirari V, king of Assyria, r. 755–745 BC⟶

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👑 Al-Saffah's Death and Al-Mansur's Ascension as Abbasid Caliph

Death of Abbasid caliph al-Saffah and ascension of caliph al-Mansur to Arab Caliphate.⟶

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👑 Caliph al-Mansur's Death and Al-Mahdi's Succession

Death of caliph al-Mansur and he was succeeded by al-Mahdi.⟶

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👑 Al-Hadi's Death and Harun al-Rashid's Ascension to the Caliphate

Death of Abbasid caliph al-Hadi and ascension of caliph Harun al-Rashid.⟶

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🔪 Assassination of Caliph al-Mutawakkil and Abbasid Decline

Assassination of Abbasid caliph al-Mutawakkil" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="text-blue-600 hover:underline dark:text-gray-300 dark:underline dark:hover:text-gray-100">al-Mutawakkil (r. 847–861) and decline of the Abbasid Caliphate.Coin issued during al-Mutawakkil" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="text-blue-600 hover:underline dark:text-gray-300 dark:underline dark:hover:text-gray-100">al-Mutawakkil's reign in the mid-9th century⟶

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