Al-Mu'tasim
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Abū Isḥāq Muḥammad ibn Hārūn al-Rashīd, better known by his regnal name al-Muʿtaṣim biʾllāh, was the eighth Abbasid caliph, ruling from 833 until his death in 842. When al-Ma'mun died unexpectedly on
Gold dinar of al-Mu'tasim, minted in Baghdad in 839
A gold dinar of al-Ma'mun, minted in Egypt in 830/1
Silver dirham of al-Mu'tasim, minted at al-Muhammadiya in 836/7
Wall frescos from the main palace of al-Ma'tasim in Samarra
Al-Mutawakkil
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Ja'far ibn Muḥammad ibn Hārūn al-Mutawakkil ʿalā Allāh; March 822 – 11 December 861, commonly known by his regnal name al-Mutawwakil ala Allah, was the tenth Abbasid caliph from 847 until his assassin
Al-Mu'tasim
…as the Turks or the Maghariba regiment). The city was dominated by its mosques (most famous among which is the Great Mosque of Samarra built by Caliph al-Mutawakkil in 848–852) and palaces, built in grand style by both the caliphs and their senior commanders, who were given extensive properties to develop. Unlike…
Gold Dinar of Caliph al-Mutawakkil (847 – 861)
Destruction of the Tomb of Husain at Kerbela
Abu Dulaf Mosque is a famous mosque commissioned by the caliph in 859. The mosque is rectangular in shape, and consists of an open-air courtyard surrounded by corridors, with the qibla corridor being the largest. The mosque is among the largest mosques in the world measured by area, reaching 46,800 square metres (504,000 sq ft).
Built by al-Mutawakkil, the spiral minaret of the Great Mosque of Samarra (Iraq) was the largest mosque in the world during the 9th and 10th centuries, its spiral minaret is 52m.