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1711
Which battle marked the end of the Sassanid Empire?
A. Battle of Yarmouk
B. Battle of Nihawand
C. Battle of Uhud
D. Battle of Khaibar
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The Battle of Nihawand (642 CE) is known as the 'Victory of Victories' and sealed the fate of the Persian Sassanid Empire.
1712
Who introduced the first Islamic currency (Dinar and Dirham) with Arabic inscriptions?
A. Muawiya
B. Abdul Malik bin Marwan
C. Umar II
D. Harun al-Rashid
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Abdul Malik replaced Byzantine and Persian coins with new Islamic coinage featuring Arabic text and no images.
1713
The 'Barmakids' were a powerful family of viziers under which dynasty?
A. Umayyads
B. Abbasids
C. Ottomans
D. Fatimids
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The Barmakids were a Persian family who held immense power and influence as administrators under the early Abbasid Caliphs, especially Harun al-Rashid.
1714
Which institution in Baghdad became the center of translation and learning?
A. Al-Azhar
B. Bayt al-Hikmah (House of Wisdom)
C. Nizamiyya
D. Topkapi
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The House of Wisdom was a major intellectual center during the Abbasid era where Greek, Persian, and Indian texts were translated into Arabic.
1715
Which Caliph was assassinated by a Persian slave named Abu Lulu Feroz?
A. Hazrat Abu Bakr (R.A)
B. Hazrat Umar (R.A)
C. Hazrat Usman (R.A)
D. Hazrat Ali (R.A)
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Hazrat Umar (R.A) was stabbed while leading the Fajr prayer by Abu Lulu Feroz, a disgruntled Persian slave.
1716
Who was the Persian General defeated at the Battle of al-Qadisiyyah?
A. Rustam Farrokhzad
B. Heraclius
C. Yezdegerd III
D. Hormuzan
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Rustam Farrokhzad was the commander of the Sassanid Persian army and was killed during the Battle of al-Qadisiyyah.
1717
Bubiyan Island was a point of contention during the Gulf War between:
A. Iran and Iraq
B. Kuwait and Iraq
C. Saudi Arabia and Kuwait
D. Qatar and Bahrain
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Iraq has historically claimed Bubiyan Island to improve its narrow access to the Persian Gulf.
1718
Which strait is a critical choke point between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, controlled by Iran and Oman?
A. Strait of Gibraltar
B. Strait of Malacca
C. Strait of Hormuz
D. Bab el-Mandeb
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While not a territorial dispute per se, control over the shipping lanes here is a major source of geopolitical tension.
1719
Scarborough Shoal is a standoff point in the South China Sea between China and:
A. Vietnam
B. Taiwan
C. Philippines
D. Malaysia
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China seized control of the shoal in 2012. It lies within the Philippines' EEZ.
1720
Abu Musa and the Greater and Lesser Tunbs are islands in the Persian Gulf disputed between:
A. Iran and UAE
B. Qatar and Bahrain
C. Saudi Arabia and Yemen
D. Kuwait and Iraq
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Iran seized the islands in 1971 just before the formation of the UAE, which claims them as part of the Emirate of Sharjah/Ras Al Khaimah.
