Muslim Empires Review

Muslim Empires

Ottomans  Origins

◦ Sultan Mehmed; Constantinople  Took advantage of fall of Mongols Also took Serbia, Bulgaria, Greece Added Hungary, Romania, Southern Poland, Southern Russia, N Africa, and Middle East from Morocco to Persia 

Institutions Civil Government…. See transparency  Religious Government  Army 

Religious Tolerance 

Here are some ways they showed it:

Decline Personal Qualities of Sultans  Economic  Military  Tech 

Safavids Ismail captured Iran and Iraq; made self shah  New capital of Isfahan  Rebellion among Turks  Mixed society  Shiite faith  Meritocracy 

Mughals 

Babur arose and, using advanced weaponry, conquered much of Indian sub

Akbar Central government  Reoganized gov’t  Multinational bureaucracy  tolerance 

Legal system

Peace and Prosperity

Shah Jahan Boundaries  Domestic problems  Treasury  Taj Mahal  Succession 

Aurangazeb Religious tolerance  Revolts and rebellions 

Influence from Abroad