Mecca Masjid, Hyderabad was completed by:

A. Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah
B. Jahangir
C. Qutb Shahi
D. Aurangzeb

A : C
B : B
C : D
D : A
General Knowledge
Medieval History
Answer
Option 3 : D
Explanation

​The correct answer is Aurangzeb

Key Points

  • Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah had commissioned the construction of the Mecca Masjid in 1614(Completed by Aurangazeb in 1693).
  • It is said that commissioned bricks to be made from the soil brought from Mecca, Saudi Arabia.

This is the reason it is called Mecca Masjid.     ​

  • If question asks ''who started building the mecca mosque'', the answer should be Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah
  • Whereas if question asks ''who completed the Mecca mosque'', then the answer must be Aurangazeb