Q420
The capital of the Abbasid Caliphs was
A.
Bagdad
AnswerB.
Damascus
C.
Constantinople
D.
Madina
Answer: Option A
Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
The Abbasid Caliphate first centred its government in Kufa, modern-day Iraq, but in 762 the caliph Al-Mansur founded the city of Baghdad, near the ancient Sasanian capital city of Ctesiphon. Baghdad became a centre of science, culture, philosophy and invention in what became known as the Golden Age of Islam.