Abbasid Caliph | MCQs

Explanation

The first capital of the Abbasid Caliphate was Kufa.

The Abbasids later moved the capital to Baghdad in 762 CE,

In 762, the caliph al-Mansur founded the city of Baghdad as the new capital

Explanation

Abū Jaʿfar ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad al-Manṣūr was the second Abbasid caliph, reigning from 136 AH to 158 AH succeeding his brother al-Saffah.

He is known for founding the 'Round City' of Madinat al-Salam, which was to become the core of imperial Baghdad. 

Born: 714 AD, Humayma

Died: October 6, 775 AD, Mecca, Saudi Arabia

Explanation

From 750 - 1258

1st ruler: As-Suffah

Longest tenure: Rashidun

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Remember Tips

یاد کرنے کے لیے

1. Rashidin -30 years
2. Umayyad -100 years
3. Abbasid - 500 years
4. Ottoman Empire - 600 years

Explanation

The first Abbasid caliph, al-Saffāḥ , ordered the elimination of the entire Umayyad clan;

the only Umayyad of note who escaped was ʿAbd al-Raḥman, who made his way to Spain and established an Umayyad dynasty that lasted until 1031.

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Abbasid caliphate, second of the two great dynasties of the Muslim empire of the caliphate.

It overthrew the Umayyad caliphate in 750 ce and reigned as the Abbasid caliphate until it was destroyed by the Mongol invasion in 1258.

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یاد کرنے کے لیے

1. Rashidin -30 years
2. Umayyad -100 years
3. Abbasid - 500 years
4. Ottoman Empire - 600 years

Explanation

Selim I  known as Selim the Resolute, was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1512 to 1520.

Explanation

Explanation

Abbasid caliphate, second of the two great dynasties of the Muslim empire of the caliphate.

It overthrew the Umayyad caliphate in 750 ce and reigned as the Abbasid caliphate until it was destroyed by the Mongol invasion in 1258.

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The Abbasid historical period lasting to the Mongol conquest of Baghdad in 1258 CE is considered the Islamic Golden Age.

Explanation

Al-Mamun (786-833 CE) was the seventh Abbasid Caliph, who ruled from 813 to 833 CE.

He was a patron of learning and philosophy, and his court was renowned for its intellectual and cultural achievements.

Al-Mamun commissioned the translation of many Greek philosophical works into Arabic, including the works of Aristotle, Plato, and other prominent philosophers.

Explanation

Abbasid caliphate, second of the two great dynasties of the Muslim empire of the caliphate.

It overthrew the Umayyad caliphate in 750 ce and reigned as the Abbasid caliphate until it was destroyed by the Mongol invasion in 1258.

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Remember Tips

یاد کرنے کے لیے

1. Rashidin -30 years
2. Umayyad -100 years
3. Abbasid - 500 years
4. Ottoman Empire - 600 years

Explanation

In 1261, following the devastation of Baghdad by the Mongols, the Mamluk rulers of Egypt re-established the Abbasid caliphate in Cairo.

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Abbasid caliphate, second of the two great dynasties of the Muslim empire of the caliphate.

It overthrew the Umayyad caliphate in 750 ce and reigned as the Abbasid caliphate until it was destroyed by the Mongol invasion in 1258.