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| 368911310 | Ottoman Empire | Centered in Constantinople, the Turkish imperial state that conquered large amounts of land in the Middle East, North Africa, and the Balkans, and fell after World War I. | 1 | |
| 368911311 | Osman Bey | founder of Ottoman Empire in 1289; bey of a semi-nomadic tribe of Turks, who migrated to northwest Anatolia in the 13th century; Seized Bursa, then moved into the Balkans; organized the ghazi into a formidable military machine. | 2 | |
| 369848857 | Turks | Islamic tribe group from Central Asia that took over Constantinople and renamed it Istambul in 1453 which ended all trade routes to Asia as well as the Byzantine Empire. They founded the Ottoman Empire. They converted the great cathedrals into mosques (Hagia Sophia). Practiced religious tolerance. Territorial extension. | 3 | |
| 369848858 | Janisaries | As the Ottoman Empire expanded, its religious tolerance decreased. the Ottomans enslaved the children of their Christian subjects and made them warriors. | 4 | |
| 369848859 | Selim I | Great Sultan (1512-1520) who conquered Egypt, Jerusalem, and Arabia for the Ottomans.He claimed to be the heir to the Arab caliphs, making Istambul the center of Islamic culture. | 5 | |
| 369848860 | Suleiman I | Nicknamed "_____ the Magnificent." One of the early Ottoman rulers who strengthened Muslim forces prior to the Battle of Lepanto. He was a multitalented man - a heroic military commander, a skillful administrator and patron of the arts. Ruling from 1520 - 1566 AD, he organized the Ottoman laws as he acted as both the Sultan and Caliph of his empire, creating a golden age. Expanded the empire all the way to Vienna (1529), trying to destroy the Holy Roman Empire. | 6 | |
| 369848861 | Safavids | A centralized stated based on military conquest and dominated by Shia Islam. It was between the Ottomans and the Mughals, in modern-day Iran. Known for alliances with Europe to fight the Ottomans. | 7 | |
| 369848862 | Babur | Founder of Mughal dynasty in India; descended from Turkic warriors (claimed to be the Muslim/Mongol descendant of Genghis Khan); first led invasion of northern India's Muslim Dehli Sultanate in 1526; died in 1530. | 8 | |
| 369848863 | Mughal Empire | Muslim state (1526-1857) exercising dominion over most of India in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Founded by Babur. It united almost the entire subcontinent within 150 years. The Deccan Plateau was left isolated. | 9 | |
| 369848864 | Akbar | Babur's grandson, ruled Mughal Empire from 1556-1605 unified most of India under a religious toleration policy. Eliminated jizya (tax on Hindus), improved status of women by trying to eliminate sati (burning of widows). Married a Hindu woman and allowed Hindus in the government. Hosted a golden age of art and architecture. | 10 | |
| 369848865 | Shah Jahan | Fifth Mogul emperor of India. During his reign, from 1628 to 1658, the Mogul Empire reached its zenith in prosperity and luxury. He is remembered as the builder of the Taj Mahal. | 11 | |
| 369848866 | Taj Mahal | Beautiful mausoleum at Agra built by the Mogul emperor Shah Jahan (completed in 1649) in memory of his favorite wife. | 12 |
