Muslim+Empires+-+Figures

=__Muslim Empires - Figures__=

=__Ottoman Empire__=

=__The Main Ideas of the Ottoman Empire__: -=

1) Ottoman Turks used firearms to expand their lands and appointed local rulers to administer conquered regions. 2) The Ottomans created a strong empire with religious tolerance and artistic achievements. =__Ottoman Empire - Figures__:=

1) Osman 2) Mehmet II 3) Sultan Selim I 4) Suleyman The Magnificent =__Osman__:=

- The founder of the Ottoman dynasty. - A new group of Turks under their leader Osman began to build power in the northwest corner of the Anatolian Peninsula.

=__Mehmet II__:=



- Lead the Ottoman to conquer Constantiople (Istanbul). - After he conquered Constantiople (Istanbul) he felt regret and lamented of the ruin and the destruction of the city.

=__Sultan Selim I__:=



- Made Ottoman Empire one of the wealthiest of the sixteenth century empires. - Conquered the holy cities of Makkah and Madinah. - These conquests made the Ottoman Empire the most important Muslim kingdom in the world for the next three decades.

=__Suleyman the Magnificent__:=

- Reign started in 1520. - Conquered some of Europe, especially Austria and Hungary.

=__Safavid Empire__=

=__The Main Ideas of the Safavid Empire__: -=

1) The Safavids used their faith as a unifying force to bring Turks and Persians together. 2) The Safavid dynasty reached its height under Shah Abbas. =__Safavid Empire - Figures__:=

1) Shah Ismail 2) Shah Abbas

=__Shah Ismail__:=



- The founder of the Safavid dynasty. - He seized much of Iran and Iraq in 1501 and then called himself the shah, or king, of a new Persian state.

=__Shah Abbas__:=

- Reigned from 1588 - 1629 and reached the highest point of their glory. - After the death of Shah Abbas in 1629, the Safavid dynasty gradually lost its vigor.

=__Mogul Empire - Figures__=

=__The Main Ideas of the Mogul Empire__: -=

1) The Moguls united India under a single government with a common culture. 2) The introduction of foreigners seeking trade opportunities in India hastened the decline of the Mogul Empire. =__Mogul Empire - Figures__:=

1) Babur 2) Akbar 3) Shah Jahan 4) Aurangzeb

=__Babur__:=

- The founder of the Mogul Dynasty. - He commanded a group of warriors who seized Kabul in 1504.

=__Akbar__:= = =

- Came to the throne in the age of 14. - Third Mogul Empire.

=__Shah Jahan__:=

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- Reigned from 1628 - 1658. - Built Taj Mahal in memory of Mumtaz Mahal who died in child birth.

=__Aurangzeb__:=

- One of Shah Jahan's son and had his brother put to death and imprisoned his father then had himself crowned emperor in 1658. - One of the most controversial rulers in the history of India.