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| 120253579 | Ottoman Empire | -most long lived of the post mongol muslim empires became cosmopolitan in character | 0 | |
| 120253580 | Suleiman the Magnificent | -most illustrious sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1520-1566) -also known as Suleiman Kanuni, 'The Lawgiver.' -significantly expanded the empire in the Balkans and eastern Mediterranean | 1 | |
| 120253581 | Janissary | Infantry, originally of slave origin, armed with firearms and constituting the elite of the Ottoman army from the fifteenth century until the corps was abolished in 1826. | 2 | |
| 120253582 | Devshirme | 'Selection' in Turkish. The system by which boys from Christian communities were taken by the Ottoman state to serve as Janissaries | 3 | |
| 120253583 | Tulip Period | Period between 1718 and 1730 when a "craze" for high-priced tulip bulbs swept the ruling Ottoman circles. European clothing, furniture, etc also became very popular. | 4 | |
| 120253584 | Safavid Empire | -Shi'ite Muslim dynasty that ruled Persia between 16th and 18th centuries (1502-1722) -Iranian kingdom established by Ismail Safavi -initially supported its calvary by way of land grants. -very focused on land power -Chieftains, scholars, and notables served as intermediaries between the government and the people -direct trade with Europe (exports: horses, Persian carpet, silk, textiles, goat hair, pearls, hadam-talka imports: spice, textiles, metals, coffee, sugar) | 5 | |
| 120253585 | Shi'ite Islam | Branch of Islam believing that God vests leadership of the community in a descendant of Muhammad's son-in-law Ali. Shi'ism is the state religion of Iran | 6 | |
| 120253586 | Hidden Imam | Last in a series of twelve descendants of Muhammad's son-in-law Ali, whom Shi'ites consider divinely appointed leaders of the Muslim community. In occlusion since ca. 873, he is expected to return as a messiah at the end of time | 7 | |
| 120253587 | Shah Abbas I | Shah of Iran (r. 1587-1629). The most illustrious ruler of the Safavid Empire, he moved the imperial capital to Isfahan in 1598, where he erected many palaces, mosques, and public buildings | 8 | |
| 120253588 | Osmanli | a Turk (especially a Turk who is a member of the tribe of Osman I) | 9 | |
| 120253589 | Askeri | The Ottoman ruling, tax-exempt elite of the military, administrative, and religious establishment | 10 | |
| 120253590 | Anderun | ... | 11 |
