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Chapter 7: Abbasid decline and the spread of Islamic Civilization to the South and Southeast Asia

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243480139al-Mahdi3rd Abbasid caliph; didn't reconcile Shi'a moderates or resolve succession problem0
243480140Harun al-RashidMost famous Abbasid caliph; known for wealth (ONE THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS)1
243480141BuyidsPersian invaders in 10th century; captured Baghdad2
243480142Seljuk Turksnomadic invaders from central asia, Ruled from the 11th century3
243480143CrusadesInvasions by western Christians into Muslim lands, esp Palestine, captured Jerusalem4
243480144Saladin12th century Muslim ruler, reconquered the crusader kingdom5
243480145Sa'diGreat poet of the Abbasid era6
243480146al-RaziClassified matter as animal, vergetable, and mineral7
243480147al-Biruni11th century scientist, calculated the weight of minerals8
243480148UlamaIslamic religious scholars; conserative and restrictive; opposed to non-Islam stuff9
243480149SufisIslamic mystics, spread Islam to many Afro-Asian regions10
243480150MongolsCentral Asian nomadic peoples; captured Baghdad in 1258; killed last Abbasid caliph11
243480151Muhammad ibn QasimArab general who conquered Sind and made it part of Umayyad Empire12
243480152Arabic NumeralsIndian numerical notation brought to the west by arabs13
243480153Mahmud of Ghazni3rd ruler of dynasty in Afghanistan; invaded north India in 11th century14
243480154Muhammad of GhurPersian ruler of small kingdom in Afghanistan; invaded and conquered much of north India15
243480155Mira BaiLow-caste woman and poet/songrwirte in bhaktic cults16
243480156Bhaktic CultsHindu religious groups; stressed importance of strong emotional bonds between people and gods, esp Shiva, Vishnu, and Kali17
243480157Kabir15th century Muslim mystic who played down differences between Islam and Hinduism18
243480158Sultan"victorious"; came to describe Muslim rulers19
243480159Holy LandPresent day Israel; includes Jerusalem (holy city of Christianity, Islam, and Judaism)20
243480160Chinggis Khanborn in 1170s after Kabul Khan; elected in 1206, conquered northern kingdoms of China and western territories of Abbasid; died in 1227 (before conquest of Islamic world)21
243480161Hulegu1217-1265, ruled Ilkhan Khanate, grandson of Chinggis Khan, captured and destoryed Baghdad in 125722
243480162MamluksTurkic slave-warriors who ruled Egypt and defeated Mongols23
243480163RajasHindu kings24
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