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109308825 | al-Mahdi | 3rd Abbasid caliph. Failed to solve the succession problem. | 0 | |
109308826 | Harun al-Rashid | Most famous and enduring Abbasid caliph. Relied on Persian advisers. His death lead to civil wars over succession. | 1 | |
109308827 | Buyids | Persian dynasty. Invaded that Abbasid Empire and over took Baghdad. | 2 | |
109308828 | Seljuk Turks | Staunch Sunnis. Faced the challenge of crusades. Tried to rid caliphs of Shi'a influence. | 3 | |
109308829 | Saladin | Strong leader. Helped reconquer that crusader outposts. (Last crusader kingdom, Acre, fell in 1291) | 4 | |
109308830 | Ulama | Orthodox religious scholars | 5 | |
109308831 | al-Ghazali | Islamic theologian. Tried to fuse Greek and Qun'anic. | 6 | |
109308832 | Sufis | Wondering mystics who sought personal union with Allah. | 7 | |
109308833 | Mongols | Raided Abbasids in 1220s. Took Abbasid capital of Baghdad. | 8 | |
109308834 | Mamluks | Turkic slaves that defeated the Mongols. | 9 | |
109308835 | Muhammad ibn Qasim | At age 17 was an Arab general. He led warriors into Sind to avenge the assault on Arab shipping.Declared the region of the Indus valley provinces of Umayyad Empire. | 10 | |
109308836 | Muhmud of Ghanzi | Led a series of expeditions that lasted 2 centuries, of Muslim raiding and conquest in Northern India. | 11 | |
109308837 | Muhammad of Ghur | Persian military commander. He took control of the Indus valley and north central India. | 12 | |
109308838 | Qutb-ud-din Aibak | Slave lieutenant. He took over after Muhammad of Ghur was assassinated. | 13 | |
109308839 | Bhaktic Cults | Open to all, including women and untouchables. | 14 | |
109308840 | Mira Bai | Most celebrated writer of religious poetry and songs of worship. | 15 | |
109308841 | Kabir | Remarkable Muslim mystic and weaver. He played down the significance of religious differences. | 16 | |
109308842 | Shrivijaya | Far flung trading empire. Located in the strait of Malacca between Malaya and the North East part of Sumatra. | 17 | |
109308843 | Malacca | Powerful trading city. The smaller trading empire replaced Shrivijaya. | 18 | |
109308844 | Demak | Trading center. Located on the north coast of Java. | 19 |