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