Ap 2 World History Flashcards

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