“Baghdad was a veritable City of Palaces, not made of stucco and mortar, but of marble. The buildings were usually of several stories. The palaces and mansions were lavishly gilded and decorated, and hung with beautiful tapestry and hangings of brocade or silk. The rooms were lightly and tastefully furnished with luxurious divans, costly tables, unique Chinese vases and gold and silver ornaments.”
--Arab Geography Yakut, quoted in William Stearns Davis, ed., Readings in Ancient History: Illustrative Extracts from the Sources, 2 Vols. (Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 1912-13), Vol. II: Rome and the West, pp. 365-367

The quotation above supports what claim about medieval Baghdad?

Baghdad is the capital of Iraq and the second-largest city in the Arab world after Cairo. It is located on the Tigris near the ruins of the ancient Akkadian city of Babylon and the Sassanid Persian capital of Ctesiphon

Baghdad was strategically located on one of the busiest and most valuable trade routes that connected Asia to Europe and the Middle East.

As a consequence of this, it had significant linkages to international commerce, which can be deduced from the fact that significant amounts of Chinese vases and silk were discovered in the city.

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