Editing Al-Mu'tasim

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'''Abū Isḥāq Muḥammad ibn Hārūn al-Rashīd''' (796 – 842), better known by his regnal name '''al-Mu'tasim bi'llah''', was the eigth [[Caliph]] of the [[Abbasid Caliphate|Abbasid Empire]], ruling from 833 until his death in 842.

The successor of [[al-Ma'mun]], al-Mu'tasim continued his strategy of a military composed largely of [[Slavery|enslaved]] boys and men from {{Wiki|Turkic languages|Turkic}}-speaking tribes of {{Wiki|Central Asia}}.<ref name="Ghilman">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[Database: Ghilman (Servant Soldiers)]]</ref> In 836, as an attempt to insulate his army from the politics of [[Baghdad]], al-Mu'tasim moved his court, administration and army to the newly built city of [[Samarra]], located 130 kilometers north of Baghdad.<ref name="Other Palaces">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[Database: Other Palaces]]</ref>

==Appearances==
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