Chapter 27 Flashcards
Peacock Throne
Famous golden throne for Shah Jahan
Sha Jahan
Mughal emperor of India. Had the Taj Mahal built for his wife as a tomb
Taj Mahal
Tomb Shah Jahan had built for his wife
Osman Bey
Ottoman administer and painter
Ghazi
Muslim warrior
Devshirme
Form of military and recruitment in the Ottoman Empire
Janissaries
Ottoman warriors
Mehmet II
Conquered Constantinople and ended Byzantine empire
Selim the Grim
Ottoman sultan. Expanded Ottoman Empire
Shah Ismail
Child who moved up the ranks and became ruler who was thought to be god like
Twelver Shiism
Largest branch of shii Islam
Qizilbash
Shii military groups
Babur
Started Mughal empire and gained wealth from north India
Akbar
Grandson who completed India conquest. Best reign
“Divine faith”
Created belief that was universal to all his people
Aurangzeb
Militant Muslim who had no religious tolerance
Coffee houses
Leisure places where people could enjoy popular culture forms
Gunpowder
Strong military empires
Millet
Separate legal court of the ottomans
Telescope
Muslim scientific contribution
Printing Press
Johannes Guttenburg. Ottomans were able to put their history into books
Ottoman Empire
Successful frontier state founded by Osman Bey
Safavid Empire
Greatest of the Persian empires
Mughal Empire
Founded by Babur. Spread by all of Indian subcontinent
Reign of Mehmed the Conquerer
1451-1481
Ottoman conquest of Constantinople
1453
Battle of Chaldiran
1514
Reign of Suleyman the Magnificent
1520-1566
Reign of Shah Abbas the great
1588-1629