Ch. 21-22 Flashcards
safavid dynasty
originally a turkic nomadic group, the family originated from a sufi mystic group. regimesupported shi’ism and lasted until 1722, on the territory equivalent to modern Iran.
Mughal empire
established by Babur in India in 1526, became weak after the early 18th century.
Mehmed II
Ottoman sultan “conqueror” who conquered Constantinople and destroyed the remains of the byzantine empire.
janissaries
ottoman infantry divisions that dominated ottoman armies, forcibly conscripted as boys in conquered balkan areas, legal slaves, used their military service to gain political power, esp. after the 15th century.
vizier
equivalent of the abbasid wazir, heading the bureaucracy and having more control that the sultan after the 15th century.
Sail al-Din
early 14th century sufi mystic, began campaign to purify Islam, first member of the Safavid dynasty.
Red Heads
name given to Safavid followers bc of their red headgear
Isma’il
first safavid to be proclaimed Shah (emperor), conquered the city of Tabriz in 1501
Charldiran
Site of battle between safavid and ottomans in 1514, with the safavid severely defeated
Abbas the Great
safavid ruler who greatly extended safavid territory, incorporating western military technology, and creating russian slave regiments that would later monopolize the firearms within the armies
imams
(shi’ism) rulers who could trace descent from the successors of Ali
mullahs
local mosque officials and prayer leaders within the safavid empire who were supervised/agents of the religious campaign to convert all of population to shi’ism.
isfahan
capital of the safavid empire under Abbas the Great, ex. of their architecture
Nadir Khan Afshar
dude who proclaimed himself shah after fall of the safavid empire in 1722, ran a short-lived lil empire
babur
founder of the mughal dunasty, invading india in 1526
humayan
son a successor of babur, expelled (1540) and then restored mughal rule
Akbar
son and successor of humayan, built the military and admin system, pursued cooperation with hindu princes, attempted to create new reconciliation religion
Aurangzeb
Religiously zealous successor to Shah Jahan, last emperor of Mughals
Nur Jahan
amassed power in court and created powerful faction of male relatives that dominated mughal empire
mumtaz mahal
wife of shah jahan, took active role in the gov., entombed in the taj mahal
marattas
western india peoples who rebelled against mughal control early in 18th century
sikhs
sect in NW india who had originally tried to bridge muslim-hindu relations but persecution later led to anti-muslim feelings.
Batavia
dutch fortress located in Java
Luzon
north philippines island, conquered by the spanish and site of major missionary effort
Mindadao
south island of philippines, a muslim kingdom that successfully resisted spanish conquest.
robert di nobili
missionary jesuit dude in india, top down, no no
hongwu
first ming emperor, originally a peasant, drove out the mongols, restored scholar gentry.
Chongzhen
last of the ming emperors, committed suicide in 1644
Oda nobunaga
japanese daimyo, first to make extensive use of firearms, unified much of central Honshu
hideyoshi
power hungry dude, successor of oda nobunaga, made series of alliancces that made him military master of japan
Ieyasu okugawa
vassal and successor of hideyoshi, granted title of shogun in 1603, est. political unity in japan
deshima
only port open to foreigners, the chinese and dutch
school of national learning
new ideology like japan so unique, look at our history, goodbye confucianism + other chinese imported ideas, 18th century japan, lol we did so much by ourselves, mmhmm.
