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The result was: promoted by Allen3 talk 10:07, 1 September 2015 (UTC)

Abbasid Samarra

 * ... that Abbasid caliph al-Mu'tasim founded the new capital of Samarra (layout pictured) so as to avoid the clashes between his foreign troops and the populace of Baghdad?
 * Reviewed: Reg Pollard (general)

Abbasid Samarra created by Ro4444 (talk). Nominated by Cplakidas (talk) at 08:49, 22 July 2015 (UTC). Al-Mu'tasim promoted to Good Article and nominated Cplakidas (talk) at 10:51, 24 August 2015 (UTC)


 * Symbol voting keep.svg Length and history verified. Book references accepted AGF. Daniel Case (talk) 03:21, 1 September 2015 (UTC)