Which was the capital city of the Abbasid dynasty?

Jerusalem

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Damascus

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Medina

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Baghdad

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Solution

The correct option is D Baghdad
The Abbasids overthrew the Umayyads and established their rule in 750 CE. They shifted their capital from Damascus to Baghdad .

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