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The ʻAbbasid architecture of Samarra in the reign of both al-Muʻtasim and al-Muawakkil
Title: The ʻAbbasid architecture of Samarra in the reign of both al-Muʻtasim and al-Muawakkil
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Ṭāhir Muẓaffar ʻAmīd.
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