chapter 27 T_T Flashcards
ghazi (vocab)
Muslim religious warriors
Janissaries (vocab)
Christian boys taken from families, converted to Islam, and then rigorously trained to serve the sultan
Mehmed the Conqueror (vocab)
Seventh and among the greatest sultans of the Ottoman Empire, expanded the Ottoman Empire, leading the siege of Constantinople in 1453 and extending the empire’s reach into the Balkans
Suleyman the Magnificent (vocab)
Ottoman imperialism peaked during his reign from 1520-1566, he vigorously promoted Ottoman expansion
Ismail (vocab)
Founder of the Safavid Empire ruling from 1501-1524, he made Twelver Shiism the official religion of the empire and imposed it upon his Sunni subjects
qizilbash (vocab)
term meaning “red heads”, or Turkish tribes who called with Shah Ismail in formation of the Safavid Empire
Shah Abbas the Great (vocab)
Took the throne in 1587 and helped create the Safavid culture
Babur (vocab)
founder of Mughal Dynasty in India, descended from Turkic warriors and first led the invasion of India in 1526
Akbar (vocab)
Most illustrious sultan of the Mughal Empire in India ruling from 1556-1605, he expanded the empire and pursued a policy of conciliation with Hindus
Aurangzeb (vocab)
Mughal emperor in India and great-grandson of Akbar ‘the Great’, under whom the empire reached its greatest extent
Sufis (vocab)
A mystical Muslim group that believed they could draw closer to God through prayer, fasting, and a simple life
Jahangir (vocab)
Son of Akbar, he was the “Grasper of the World” and married the Persian princess Nur Jahan, who really controlled the state affairs because he was a weak ruler
dhimmi (vocab)
“protected people”; applied as an inclusive term to Jews and Christians in Islamic territories
Sinan Pasha (vocab)
an architectural genius who was responsible for the construction of a vast religious complex called the Suleymaniye
Shakyah Salim Chishti (vocab)
a Sufi saint of the Chishti Order during the Mughal Empire in India
Piri Reis (vocab)
the Ottoman admiral and cartographer, who produced several large-scale maps and a major navigational text named the Book of Seafaring
Topkapi Palace (vocab)
sat in the center of Istanbul (not Constantinople :v) and housed government offices and meeting places for the imperial council
Isfahan (vocab)
where Shah Abbas made the capital, considered the queen of Persian cities and is one of the most precious jewels of urban architectural development
Fatehpur Sikri (vocab)
a city planned and constructed by Akbar that served as his capital from 1569 to 1585
Taj Mahal (vocab)
beautiful mausoleum at Agra built by the Mogul emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his favorite wife (…), completed in 1649
Wahhabi Movement (vocab)
A revolt which denounced the Ottomans as dangerous religious innovators who were unfit to rule
Ottoman Empire (vocab)
Islamic state, based in Istanbul, founded by Osman in northwestern Anatolia after the fall of the Byzantine Empire
Safavid Empire (vocab)
Iranian kingdom (1502-1722) established by Ismail Safavi, who declared Iran a Shi’ite state
Mughal Empire (vocab)
A Muslim state (1526-1857) exercising dominion over most of India
devshirme (vocab)
began in the late 14th century, the practicd where Christian boys were recruited by force to serve the Ottoman government
Twelver Shiism (vocab)
a belief that there were 12 infallible imam (religious leaders) after Muhammad and the 12th went into hiding and would return to take power and spread the true religion