1 / 9

Empires of Asia

Empires of Asia. 1350-1850. Muslim Empires. The Ottoman Empire. 1200s – Turkish clans settled Asia Minor Conquered Byzantine territory Made Constantinople their capital in 1453 Expanded territory Navy Had a strong navy

sereno
Download Presentation

Empires of Asia

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Empires of Asia 1350-1850

  2. Muslim Empires

  3. The Ottoman Empire • 1200s – Turkish clans settled Asia Minor • Conquered Byzantine territory • Made Constantinople their capital in 1453 • Expanded territory • Navy • Had a strong navy • Phillip II of Spain defeated in 1571 • Rebuilt navy even stronger • Muslim people

  4. Suleiman I • Ruled from 1520–1566 • “The Lawgiver” • Organized Ottoman laws • Both sultan and caliph • Absolute authority • large bureaucracy • Grand vizier headed the bureaucracy • Janissaries • Fierce and loyal army

  5. Ottoman Law • Empire ruled many different people • Class system divided the population • Sultan’s family and ruling class • Nobility – ran the estates • Peasants – worked on the estates • Other religions could still practice in return for a tax • Could also run government in their own millets • Changed Constantinople to Istanbul • Empire gradually declined

  6. Reforms in the Ottoman Empire • 1800s they attempted to reform society • Wanted to make all cultures eligible to serve in government • Take away political authority of religious leaders • Reaction • Resistance from religious leaders who lost control • Other groups didn’t care • They didn’t want to be in the Ottoman Empire • A new Sultan in 1877 stopped reforms • Removed Parliament

  7. Safavid Persia • Shiite leader Ishmail conquered people in Iran • Started Safavid empire • Shah Abbas – 1587 • Won back territory from Ottomans • Created alliances with British and Ottomans • Spread culture throughout the Middle East • After Shah Abbas, weak rulers hurt empire • 1736 Nader Shah came to power • Stopped decline for a few years • Qajars established a new Persian dynasty

  8. The Mogul Empire • Established a sultanate in Northern India • Timur Lenk in India • Conquered much of Central Asia • Made Samarkand his capital • Attacked Delhi and Northern India • Akbar the Great • Babur conquered Delhi, established Mogul dynasty • Akbar, Babur’s grandson, brought peace to the area • Tried to settle tensions between Hindus and Muslims • Invited scholars to teach him on other religions

  9. The Mogul Empire • Mogul Civilization • Music, painting, and literature flourished • Taj Mahal – created by Shah Jahan for his wife • Muslim traders brought new ideas to India • Mogul Decline • Weakened by Hindu religions • Later Mogul rulers abandoned religious tolerance

More Related