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CHAPTER 27

CHAPTER 27. ISLAMIC EMPIRES. ISLAM. 16 th & 17 th century Prosperous N. Africa to E. India S. Europe C. Asia. ISLAMIC EMPIRES. Small states War/conquest ++. OTTOMANS . Followers= ghazi R eligious warriors Servant, sword. Military Horsemen Janissaries Conscripted youth.

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CHAPTER 27

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  1. CHAPTER 27 ISLAMIC EMPIRES

  2. ISLAM • 16th & 17th century • Prosperous • N. Africa to E. India • S. Europe • C. Asia

  3. ISLAMIC EMPIRES • Small states • War/conquest ++

  4. OTTOMANS • Followers=ghazi • Religious warriors • Servant, sword

  5. Military • Horsemen • Janissaries • Conscripted youth

  6. OTTOMANS • Suleyman the Magnificent (1520-1566) • Expanded • Major power

  7. OTTOMANS • Sultans (rulers) • Absolute • Bureaucracy • Vizier

  8. Decline • Late 1600s

  9. TOBACCO AND COFFEE • Drinking coffee, pipe smoking • Social

  10. The Safavid Empire

  11. SAFAVIDS • Shi’a, sect of Islam • Shah Abbas the Great • Trade Bazaar • Projects • Cultural

  12. Mughal Empire

  13. MUGHALS • 1523, Babur • N. India • Adventurer

  14. MUGHALS • Akbar • Toleration • “divine faith” • Focus less on Islam • Commonalities

  15. Women • Assisted men • Some: politics

  16. GROWTH • Mughal empire • 1500: 105 million • 1800: 190 million

  17. Reform • Women • Improved • Remarry • Child marriages • Sati • Seclusion not practical • Reforms don’t last

  18. DECLINE • Religious tension • Conservatives • Economic problems • Army • Military

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