Safavids, Mughals, and Ottomans
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Safavids, Mughals, and Ottomans
AP WORLD HISTORY
SAFAVID EMPIRE
Length- 1501-1722Geography- Iran
Rise of Safavids
Origins in a long established Sufi order
Sufis were Muslims who tried to connect with God through experiences such as dance, music, prayer, poetry, meditation, and fasting
Key Safavid People
Isma’ilShah Abbas I
Society/ Religion/ Government
Integration of Turk- speaking followers with Native IraniansConsiderable development in artsIslamTheocracyTrade
Decline of Safavid Empire
Shah Abbas left incompetent rulersExcessive taxesPoor care of state landsDecline of trade Weakening of militaryReligious persecution
MUGHAL EMPIRE
Length- founded in 1526 ending in 1858Geography- covered most of Indian subcontinent
Rise of the Mughals
Founded by Babur Used superior artillery Defeated a far larger army near
Delhi
Key Mughal People
BaburAkbarShah JahanAurangzeb
Shah Jahan
Society/Religion/Government
Flourishing of arts/cultureIslamBureaucracyTrade
Decline of the Mughal Empire
Central state weakened Patchwork of independent states
OTTOMAN EMPIRELength- late 13th c. until dismantled in early 20th c.Geography- extending from Balkans to Middle East and Northern Africa
Rise of Ottomans
Byzantine Empire shrinksSeljuk Turks sultanate destroyedRise of ghazis- Osman
KEY OTTOMANS (or enemies)
OsmanMehmet IITamerlaneSuleiman I
Suleiman I
Society/Religion/Government
Social StructureIslamAutocracy- SultansTrade- flourished/declinedMilitary- strong, helped spread religion
“Sultanate of the Women”
Period after Murad IV’s deathExperiencing military unrest, succession issuesMothers of young sultans exercised power in the name of their sons
Decline of the Ottomans
Suleiman’s killing spreeSultan’s decrease of interest in maintaining justiceWars with EuropePopulation increaseRefusal to modernize/industrializeCorruption