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Safavids, Mughals, and Ottomans

Safavids, Mughals, and Ottomans. AP WORLD HISTORY. SAFAVID EMPIRE. Length- 1501-1722 Geography- Iran. Rise of Safavids. Origins in a long established Sufi order.

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Safavids, Mughals, and Ottomans

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  1. Safavids, Mughals, and Ottomans AP WORLD HISTORY

  2. SAFAVID EMPIRE • Length- 1501-1722 • Geography- Iran

  3. 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

  4. Key Safavid People • Isma’il • Shah Abbas I

  5. Society/ Religion/ Government • Integration of Turk- speaking followers with Native Iranians • Considerable development in arts • Islam • Theocracy • Trade

  6. Decline of Safavid Empire • Shah Abbas left incompetent rulers • Excessive taxes • Poor care of state lands • Decline of trade • Weakening of military • Religious persecution

  7. MUGHAL EMPIRE • Length- founded in 1526 ending in 1858 • Geography- • covered most of Indian subcontinent

  8. Rise of the Mughals • Founded by Babur • Used superior artillery • Defeated a far larger army near Delhi

  9. Key Mughal People • Babur • Akbar • Shah Jahan • Aurangzeb Shah Jahan

  10. Society/Religion/Government • Flourishing of arts/culture • Islam • Bureaucracy • Trade

  11. Decline of the Mughal Empire • Central state weakened • Patchwork of independent states

  12. OTTOMAN EMPIRE • Length- late 13th c. until dismantled in early 20th c. • Geography- extending from Balkans to Middle East and Northern Africa

  13. Rise of Ottomans • Byzantine Empire shrinks • Seljuk Turks sultanate destroyed • Rise of ghazis- Osman

  14. KEY OTTOMANS (or enemies) • Osman • Mehmet II • Tamerlane • Suleiman I Suleiman I

  15. Society/Religion/Government • Social Structure • Islam • Autocracy- Sultans • Trade- flourished/declined • Military- strong, helped spread religion

  16. “Sultanate of the Women” • Period after Murad IV’s death • Experiencing military unrest, succession issues • Mothers of young sultans exercised power in the name of their sons

  17. Decline of the Ottomans • Suleiman’s killing spree • Sultan’s decrease of interest in maintaining justice • Wars with Europe • Population increase • Refusal to modernize/industrialize • Corruption

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