Abbasid Samarra ranks 1,651st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Kashima, Ibaraki, Arcadia, California, and Beverley. Memorable people born in Abbasid Samarra include Muhammad al-Mahdi, Al-Muntasir, and Al-Mu'tadid. Memorable people who died in Abbasid Samarra include Babak Khorramdin, Al-Mu'tasim, and Al-Mutawakkil. Abbasid Samarra has been the birth place of many politicians and religious figures and the death place of many politicians and social activists. Abbasid Samarra is located in Iraq.
Samarra is a city in central Iraq, which served as the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate from 836 to 892. Founded by the caliph al-Mu'tasim, Samarra was briefly a major metropolis that stretched dozens of kilometers along the east bank of the Tigris, but was largely abandoned in the latter half of the 9th century, especially following the return of the caliphs to Baghdad. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 836 and 869, Abbasid Samarra was the birth place of 8 globally memorable people, including Muhammad al-Mahdi, Al-Muntasir, and Al-Mu'tadid. Additionaly, 8 globally memorable people have passed away in Abbasid Samarra including Babak Khorramdin, Al-Mu'tasim, and Al-Mutawakkil.
869 - 941
HPI: 69.31
Rank: 1
837 - 862
HPI: 60.78
Rank: 2
854 - 902
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 3
847 - 869
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 4
844 - 892
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 5
836 - 866
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 6
842 - Present
HPI: 53.18
Rank: 7
861 - 908
HPI: 50.08
Rank: 8
798 - 838
HPI: 67.04
Rank: 1
796 - 842
HPI: 66.75
Rank: 2
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HPI: 64.34
Rank: 3
812 - 847
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 4
837 - 862
HPI: 60.78
Rank: 5
825 - 870
HPI: 58.56
Rank: 6
844 - 892
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 7
800 - 841
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 8
Most individuals born in present day Abbasid Samarra were politicians (5), religious figures (1), social activists (1), and writers (1), while most who died were politicians (6), social activists (1), and military personnels (1).