Death of al-Mu‘tasim
Death of an enemy of the Ahl al-Bayt Strength of evidence: Medium
Al-Mu‘tasim, the Abbasid caliph held responsible for Imam al-Jawad’s martyrdom, died in Samarra in 227 AH.
- Other views
- 19 and 8 Rabi‘ al-Awwal are also reported.
- Sources
- تاریخ الامم و الملوک (تاریخ طبری)
- ویکیشیعه: معتصم عباسی