8601942939 | Ottoman Empire | 1289-1923 founded by Osman Bey | 0 | |
8601942940 | Mughal Empire | the last major empire between 1450-1750 empire lasted from 1517-1763 and was founded by Babur | 1 | |
8601944449 | Sultan | or caliph that rules a bureaucracy through an imperial council headed by a grand vizier | 2 | |
8601944450 | Twelver Shiism | traced origins to ancient imams Ismail 12th or "hidden" imam or incarnation of Allah official religion in Savafid Empire | 3 | |
8601949695 | Divine Faith | the translation from Persian, the blending of the religions of Hinduism, Christianity, and Jainism | 4 | |
8601949733 | Gunpowder | helped form power for each of the empires by using guns and cannons | 5 | |
8601952835 | Ghazi | Ottoman fierce warriors that believe their duty in life was to rid of polytheism | 6 | |
8601955508 | Shah Ismail | founder of Savafid Empire | 7 | |
8601955509 | Savafid Empire | founded by Shah Ismail (descendant of Safi-al-Din) claiming Persian title Proclaim Twelver Shiism as the official religion and impose it on the Sunni's, which basically traced origins back to the twelve imams *Allah*) 1514 Battle of Chaldean fight between Ottomans and Savafids (believe that firearms are unmanly) | 8 | |
8601957507 | Osman Bey | was the founder of the Ottoman Dynasty he led the ghazi and used the devishmre system | 9 | |
8601959682 | Babur | 1523-1530 founds dynasty of Mughal with the use of artillery he claims that he has a direct link of ancestry to Timur Lenk and Genghis Khan | 10 | |
8601959683 | Ulema | religious advisors ran legal systems and school | 11 | |
8601959684 | Shah Jahan | 1628-1658 extends empire South and builds the Taj Mahal | 12 | |
8601966931 | Aurangzeb | one of the most controversial leaders in India ever the son of Shah Jahan, 1659-1707 he was a devout Muslim and religious tolerance (tried to convert many to Islam, raised jizya and taxes, builds mosques) In 1739 Persians sack Dehli and arrival of British East India Trading Company | 13 | |
8601970038 | Jizya | tax paid by others that choose to practice a different religion than the one preferred | 14 | |
8601970039 | Imam | the man who leads a prayer in the mosque can be a god? check with someone | 15 | |
8601973762 | Sulieman the Magnificent | 1520-1566, he conquerers southwest Asia/central Europe and builds larger navy to challenge Europeans | 16 | |
8601976306 | Jannisaries | young Christian boys that are taken into slave troops (Devishrme policy) | 17 | |
8601976307 | Akbar | created the largest Indian dynasty since Mauryan dynasty he developed syncretic/divine faith (basically a blend of Hinduism, Jainism, and Christianity) he also created a centralized absolutist government run by local zaminders he also lowered/suspended the jizya and taxes | 18 | |
8601978613 | Taj Mahal | Shan Jahan built this bulding in the Mughal Dynasty for his deceased wife | 19 | |
8601981049 | Qizilbash | ghazi word for "Ottoman" | 20 | |
8601981050 | Devishrme | personal army of janissaries for Sultan, took boys every 3-4 years | 21 | |
8601983398 | British East India Company | brings decline of the Mughal Empire (1763 end of the seven year war, takes over the India and take French Land) | 22 |
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