The Ottoman Empire Flashcards
Ottoman empire
Ottoman Turkey, was an empire founded at the end of the thirteenth century in northwestern Anatolia in the vicinity of Bilecik and Söğüt by the Oghuz Turkish tribal leader Osman.
Jarisarries
a member of the Turkish infantry forming the Sultan’s guard between the 14th and 19th centuries
Sultan
a Muslim sovereign.
sultanate
The dynasty and lands ruled by a sultan are referred to as a sultanate
Harem
a group of female animals sharing a single mate.
Aurangzeb
honouring the throne” in Persian
Shah
a title of the former monarch of Iran
Marathi kingdom
series of conquests in the Indian subcontinent
Timur the Lame
Timur, historically known as Tamerlane, was a Turco-Mongol conqueror and the founder of the Timurid Empire in Persia and Central Asia.
Emperor akbar
known as Akbar I and later Akbar the Great, was Mughal Emperor from 1556 until his death
Delhi
Delhi, India’s capital territory, is a massive metropolitan area in the country’s north.
Sufism
the mystical system of the Sufis
Sikhism
a monotheistic religion founded in Punjab in the 15th century by Guru Nanak
Taj mahal
The Taj Mahal is an ivory-white marble mausoleum on the south bank of the Yamuna river in the Indian city of Agra.
Safavid
The Safavid dynasty was one of the most significant ruling dynasties of Iran, often considered the beginning of modern Iranian history
