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Islamic state founded by Osman in northwestern Anatolia ca. 1300. After the fall of the Bzantine Empire, the Ottoman Empire was based at Istanbul (formerly Constantinople) from 1453 to 1922. It encompassed lands in the Middle East, North Africa, the Caucasus, and eastern Europe
-longest lived of post mongol muslim empires, attle of kosovo, Sulieman the magnificent ruled,used janissaries |
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The most illustrious sultan of the Ottoman Empire (r. 1520-1566); lso known as Suleiman Kanuni, "The Lawgiver. He significantly expanded the empire in the Balkans and eastern Mediterranean,1494-1566
-greatest ottoman attack on christian europe, imperial sys. worked to perfection,laid siege to constantinople,son of selim |
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Infantry, originally of slavee origin, armed with firearms and constituting the elite of the Ottoman army from the fifteenth century until the corps was abolished in 1826
-calvalry archers and turks, christian prisoners of war, long history in islamic lands, lived in barracks and trained year round |
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Last years of the reign of Ottoman sultan Ahmed III, during which European styles and attitudes became briefly popular in Istanbul,1718-1730
-end of ottoman period, useless obsession, spent all money on tulips,echoed dutch mania |
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Iranian kingdom (1502-1722) established by Ismail Safavi, who declared Iran a Shi'ite state
-reslembled ottoman foe, shi'ite, Isfahan and Istanbul were major cities, fully covered men and women in light fabrics, women could appear in court |
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Muslims belonging to the branch of islam believing that God vests leadership of the community in a descendent of Muhammad's son in law Ali. Shi'ism is the state religion of iran. 1502-1722
-fight w/sunni, converted by Ismali, to create space with neighbors, became a truly separate country for the first time since the 7th century |
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Last in a series of twelve dedcendants of Muhammad's son-in-law Ali, whom Shi'ites consider divinely appointed leaders of the Muslim community. In occlusion since ca. 873, he is expected to return as a messiah at the end of time,Iran kingdom
-festivals to celebrate, similar to return of jesus in christian world, some should wait quietly, Hidden Imam's wishes to play inpolitics according to others |
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The fifth and most renowned ruler of the Safavid dynasty in Iran. Abbas moved the royal capital to Isfahan in 1598,1587-1629
-built isfahan on seven hills, concealed women, silks were mainstay of economy, women did most of the actual knotting work |
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Muslim state (1526-1857) exercising dominion over most of India in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries
-ruler Akbar w/religious tolerance, granted mansabs (land grants),married rajput princess, son would be hindu/muslim and would rule over. |
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Most illustrious sultan of the Mughal Empire in India (r. 1556-1605). He expanded the empire nd pursued a policy of conciliation with Hindus,1542-1605
-son of Timur, not mongol however, religious tolerance, great ruler with bad heirs. |
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In India, grants of land given in return for service by rulers of the Mughal Empire, 1526-1761
-Not hereditary, no improvments to land, 70% muslims, caused downfall |
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Members of a mainly Hindu warrior caste from northwest India. The Mughal emperors drew most of their Hindu officials from this caste, and Akbar I married a Rajput princess,1526-1761
-most hindu military appointees, one became a powerful revenue minister, 70% of appointed officials were muslims however, religious tolerance from Akbar |
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Muslim kingdom in northern Sumatra. Main center of Islamic expansion in Southeast Asia in the eRLy seventeenth century, it declined after the Dutch seized Malacca from Portugal in 1641
-succeeded malacca as main center of islamic expansion,looked at sufi preachers and merchants, unknown how well islam was understood,*** |
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Arab state based in Musqat, the main port in the southwest region of the Arabian peninsula. Oman succeeded Portugal as a power in the western Indian Ocean in the eighteenth century.
-created maritime empire of their own, worked w/africans, spoke and used swahili, gave to a mixed population |
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Bantu language with Arabic loanwords spoken in coastal regions of Eastt Africa.1500-1750
-broaded w/arabic, persian, and portuguese, mixed population,spread rapidly,spoken today |
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Fort established ca. 1619 as headquarters of Dutch East India Company operations in Indonesia; today the city of Jakarta.
-sieged by a fleet of 50 ships, dutch held out w/difficulty and prevailed, UN was one of least autocratic in europe, executed employees for "smuggling" |
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