97091920 | Babur | founder of Mughal dynasty in India; fine military stategist, wrote 1 of greatest histories of India | 0 | |
97091921 | Humayan | couldn't control with enemy attacks, fled to Persia, (successful) campaigns sent to restore Mughal rule | 1 | |
97091922 | Akbar | united empire, abolished head-tax, encouraged Muslim/Hindu relations, elevated status of women | 2 | |
97091923 | Din-I-Ilahi | new faith to unite Hindu/Muslim, proposed by Akbar | 3 | |
97091924 | Aurangzeb | determined to extend empire and purify Islam of Muslim influences, warfare exhausted empire | 4 | |
97091925 | Taj Mahal | Shah Jahan, Islamic Architecture | 5 | |
97091926 | Nur Jahan | Jahangir's wife, amassed power, patron to much-need charities | 6 | |
97091927 | Mumtaz Mahal | Shah Jahan's wife, LOVED her, limited power | 7 | |
97091928 | Marattas | place of internal rebellions that put an end to effective Mughal control | 8 | |
97091929 | Sikhs | Anti-Mughal, one of new sects that further drained empire | 9 | |
97091930 | Mehmed II | Ottoman sultan, conquered Constantinople (Empire started by Osman) | 10 | |
97091931 | Janissaries | conscripted as adolescent boys in conquered areas, extensive schooling and could have gov'n position | 11 | |
97091932 | vizier | overall head of imperial administration, often held more power than sultan | 12 | |
97091933 | Sail al-Din | gave Safavid dynasty it's name; began campaign to purify and reform Islam and spread Muslim teaching to surrounding Turkic tribes | 13 | |
97091934 | Red Heads | Safavid followers called because of distinct headgear | 14 | |
97091935 | Ismail | Sufi cmmander, took city of Tabriz where he proclaimed self shah | 15 | |
97091936 | Chaldiran | Sunni vs Shi'a, demon. imp. of muskets and field cannons in gunpowder age | 16 | |
97091937 | Abbas | monopolized firearms, slave infantry, set up empire as major center of trade and islamic culture, encouraged trade with portuguese | 17 | |
97091938 | isfahan | capital (abbas), seat of safavid power, grid/great square | 18 | |
97091939 | imams | successors of Ali, Safavid shahs claimed descent from | 19 | |
97091940 | Mullah | local mosque officials and prayer leaders, safavid way to supress warrior and nobility conflict | 20 | |
97091941 | Nadir Khan Afshar | restoration of safavid, short-lived dynasty | 21 |
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