INDIAN HISTORY

HISTORY

CAPITAL

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The first capital of Abbasid Caliphate was
A
Al-Hashmiyah
B
Samrah
C
Baghdad
D
None of these
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Abbasid Caliph ate first centered its government in Kufa, modern-day Iraq, but in 762 the caliph Al-Mansur founded the city of Baghdad, near the ancient Babylonian capital city of Babylon. Baghdad became the center of science, culture and invention in what became known as the Golden Age of Islam .

Detailed explanation-2: -The leaders of the Abbasid Dynasty built Baghdad, the capital of modern-day Iraq. Baghdad would come to replace and overshadow Damascus as the capital city of the empire. It was located near both the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, making it an ideal spot for food production that could sustain a large population.

Detailed explanation-3: -info), Kurdish: ) is the capital of Iraq and the second-largest city in the Arab world after Cairo. It is located on the Tigris near the ruins of the ancient city of Babylon. In 762 CE, Baghdad was chosen as the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate, and became its most notable major development project.

Detailed explanation-4: -Under the Abbasids the caliphate entered a new phase. Instead of focusing, as the Umayyads had done, on the West-on North Africa, the Mediterranean, and southern Europe-the caliphate now turned eastward. The capital was moved to the new city of Baghdad, and events in Persia and Transoxania were closely watched.

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