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Shah Jahan

The Islamic Empires

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Descendants of Genghis Khan
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Suleiman the Magnificent
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Ottoman Empire
Mughal Empire
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Kinberg, Nicholas Michael Chakmakian AP World History 12 August 2015 Chapter 27 Outline Islamic Empires 1635, Shah Jahan, emperor of Mughal India, took Peacock Throne 7 yrs. In making,best seat ever; ordered throne encrusted with 10m rupees? worth of diamonds, rubies, emeralds, pearls; atop it was golden peacock with ruby/50-carat/pear-shaped pearl on breast/elevated tail made of blue sapphires Taj Mahal; built over 18 yrs. As tomb ofJahan?s wife Mumtaz Mahal, died in childbirth in 1631, monument to her/Islam Emperor conceived Taj Mahal as allegory symbolizing day when Allah would cause dead to rise/undergo judgement before throne; gardens rep?d. gardens of paradise, 4 water channels running thru them symbolized 4 rivers of heavenly kingdom

Traditions and Encounters Chapter 28 Test Bank

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CHAPTER 28 TEST QUESTIONS MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The Mughal ruler who constructed the Taj Mahal was a. Shah Jahan. * b. Akbar. c. Zahir al-Din Muhammad. d. Osman Bey. e. Aurangzeb. (p. 753) 2. The Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal empires were all a. Christian. b. anamistic. c. Zoroastrian. d. Buddhist. e. Islamic. * (p. 753) 3. The Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal empires all originally came from a. descendants of the prophet Muhammad. b. renegade Byzantine generals. c. offshoots of the older Mongol empires. d. nomadic, Turkish-speaking tribes. * e. direct descendants of the powerful Indian conqueror Chandragupga Maurya. (p. 753) 4. The founder of the Ottoman dynasty was a. Suleyman the Magnificent. b. Osman Bey. * c. Selim the Grim.
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