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Safavid Empire
Mogul Empire
Ottomans
Safavids
Moguls
Warfare
- Train janissaries.
- Conquer Constantinople.
- Battle Ottomans.
- Ally with European states.
- Conquer India.
- Battle Persians an British.
Arts
- Make magnificent mosques,
pottery, rugs, and jewelry.
- Blend Persian and Turkish
influences.
- Excel at carpet making and
painting.
- Combine Persian and
Indian motifs.
- Excel at architecture and
painting.
Government
- The sultan governs through
local rulers called pashas.
- The shah trains
administrators.
- The emperor controls
semi-dependent states.
Trade
- Merchants are the privileged
class.
- Geography limits trade.
- Trade with Europeans.
Religion
- Sunni Muslim.
- Religious tolerance.
- Shiite Muslim.
- Religious orthodoxy.
- Muslim, Hindu.
- Religious tolerance.
Women
- Social restrictions.
- Can own land, inherit property,
seek divorce, and hold senior
government posts.
- Social restrictions.
- Are kept secluded and made
to wear veils.
- Some social restrictions.
- Serve as warriors,
land owners, political advisers,
and businesspeople.

Osman:
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- 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:
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- 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:
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Suleyman the Magnificent:
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- Reign started in 1520.
- Conquered some of Europe, especially Austria and Hungary.
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Mehmet II:
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- Lead the Ottoman to conquer Constantiople (Istanbul).
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Sultan Selim I:
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- 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:
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- Conquered some of Europe, especially Austria and Hungary.
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Shah Ismail:
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- He new Persian statestate.
Shah Abbas:
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of their gloryglory.
- After the death of Shah Abbas in 1629, the Safavid dynasty gradually lost its vigor.
Mogul Empire - Figures
Babur:
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the Mogul DynastyDynasty.
- He Kabul in 15041504.
Akbar:
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- Came to the throne in the age of 14.
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Shah Jahan:
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1628 - 16581658.
- Built Taj Mahal in memory of Mumtaz Mahal who died in child birth.
Aurangzeb:

Shah Abbas:
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- 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
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Shah Ismail:
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- 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:
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Babur:
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- The founder of the Mogul Dynasty
- He commanded a group of warriors who seized Kabul in 1504
Akbar:
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- 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:
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- 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.

WorldHistoryKC
The Muslim Empires
Ottoman, Safavid and Mogul Empire
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Ottoman Empire
Safavid Empire
Mogul Empire

WorldHistoryKC
The Muslim Empires
Ottoman, Safavid and Mogul Empire
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