The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Samarra, Iraq.

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Prior to 16th century

• 836 – Samarra established and the Abbasid caliph Al-Mu'tasim relocated capital from Baghdad to Samarra.^[1][2]
• 848 – Great Mosque of Samarra built ^[3]
• 859 – Abu Dulaf Mosque built ^[4]
• 861 – 11 December: Caliph Al-Mutawakkil assassinated.^[5][6]
• 868 – The Islamic scholar and the 10th imam from the Twelve Imams Ali al-Hadi died in Samarra on 21 June.^{[7][8][9][10][11][12]}
• 861 – 870 Caliphal Civil War, was an armed conflict during the "Anarchy at Samarra"^[13][14]
• 874 – The Islamic scholar and the 11th imam from the Twelve Imams Hasan al-Askari died in Samarra on 4 January^[15]
• 892 – Abbasid caliph Al-Mu'tamid relocated capital to Baghdad from Samarra.^[1]
• 1258 – Samarra occupied by Mongol Empire forces^[16]

16th–19th centuries

• 1508 – Shah of Iran Ismail I visited Al-Askari Shrine after his army had occupied Samarra city ^[17]
• 1553 – The Ottoman admiral Seydi Ali Reis visited Al-Askari Shrine in the town ^[18]
• 1705 – The Ottoman governor of Baghdad Hassan Pasha visited Al-Askari Shrine in the town ^[19]
• 1733 – Battle of Samarra between Safavid Empire and Ottoman Empire on July 19 and Ottoman Empire got victory ^[20]
• 1785 – The Wall of Samarra built around the city^[21]
• 1870 – Shah of Qajar Iran Naser al-Din Shah visited Al-Askari Shrine ^[22]
• 1874 – September: the Iraqi Shia marja Mirza Shirazi moved to Samarra and spent his life there ^[23]
• 1878 – The first bridge built at the Tigris in the city.^[24]
• 1881 – The first elementary school opened ^[24]
• 1890 – Mirza Shirazi's Hawza established ^[25]
• 1895 – 20 February: The Iraqi Shia marja' Mirza Shirazi died in Samarra and burial in Imam Ali shrine in Najaf^[26]

20th century

• 1917 – Samarra occupied by British forces on 23 April ^[27]
• 1936 – The Wall of Samarra removed ^[28]
• 1956 – Samarra Dam opened after three years had constructed ^[29]
• 1965 – The State Company for Drugs Industry and Medical Appliances established .^[30]
• 1973 – Samarra FC (football club) formed.^[31]

21st century

• 2004 – Battle of Samarra on October.^[32]
• 2006 – al-Askari mosque bombing on 22 February ^[33]
• 2007 – al-Askari mosque bombing on 13 June ^[34]
• 2011 – 12 February : bombing^[35]
• 2012 – University of Samarra established.^[36]
• 2014 – Battle of Samarra on June ^[37]