Islamiat MCQ #611

The "House of Gold" (Dar al-Dhahab) was the famous palace of the Abbasid caliph:

Islamiat MCQ #611

  1. Question 1

    Q1. The "House of Gold" (Dar al-Dhahab) was the famous palace of the Abbasid caliph:

    • A) Al-Walid in Damascus
    • B) Harun al-Rashid
    • C) Al-Mansur in Baghdad
    • D) Al-Mu'izz in Cairo

    Answer: Al-Mansur in Baghdad

    Explanation: Al-Mansur (r. 754–775 CE), the second Abbasid Caliph, built the famous round city of Baghdad (Madinat al-Salam) as the new imperial capital and constructed the "Dar al-Dhahab" (Golden Gate Palace) at its center.