Vocabulary

Question 1

ottoman empire

Answer 1

a former Turkish empire that was founded about 1300 by Osman and reached its greatest territorial extent under Suleiman in the 16th century; collapsed after World War I.

Question 2

jarisarries

Answer 2

a member of the Turkish infantry forming the Sultan’s guard between the 14th and 19th centuries.

Question 3

sultan

Answer 3

a Muslim sovereign.

Question 4

sultanate

Answer 4

a state or country that is ruled by a sultan. : the position of a sultan or the period of time when a sultan rules.

Question 5

harem

Answer 5

the separate part of a Muslim household reserved for wives, concubines, and female servants.

Question 6

aurangzeb

Answer 6

was a bigoted Muhammadan, and his accession to the throne threatened to have serious consequences for Mullah Shah.

Question 7

shah

Answer 7

a title of the former monarch of Iran.

Question 8

Maratha kingdom

Answer 8

a member of a Hindu people inhabiting central and western India.

Question 9

Timur the lame

Answer 9

was a Turco-Mongol conqueror and the founder of the Timurid Empire in Persia and Central Asia.

Question 10

Mehmet the conquero

Answer 10

also known as The Conqueror is one of the famous sultans of Ottoman Empire with his intelligence.

Question 11

emperor akbar

Answer 11

Mughal emperor of India (1556–1605) who conquered most of northern India and exercised religious tolerance.

Question 12

nur jahan

Answer 12

born Mehr-un-Nissa, was the twentieth but most beloved, and therefore most important consort of the Mughal Emperor Jahangir.

Question 13

delhi

Answer 13

a union territory in N India. 574 sq. mi.

Question 14

sufism

Answer 14

the mystical system of the Sufis.

Question 15

sikishm

Answer 15

a monotheistic religion founded in Punjab in the 15th century by Guru Nanak.

Question 16

taj mahal

Answer 16

a white marble mausoleum built at Argra, India, by the Mongol Empire Shah Jahan

Question 17

safavid

Answer 17

a member of a dynasty that ruled Persia 1502–1736 and installed Shia rather than Sunni Islam as the state religion.

Question 18

Ismail abbs

Answer 18

is an Iraqi man who drew a lot of media attention after being severely injured in a night-time aerial missile attack near Baghdad during the United States’ 2003 invasion of Iraq.

Question 19

sufis

Answer 19

a Muslim ascetic and mystic.

Question 20

suleyman

Answer 20

sultan of the Ottoman Empire 1520–66; also known as Suleiman the Magnificent or Suleiman

Question 21

esmail

Answer 21

is an Arabic given name. It corresponds to the English name Ishmael.

Question 22

safidon

Answer 22

Safidon is a city and a municipal committee in Jind district in the Indian state of Haryana.

Question 23

kizilbash

Answer 23

a Persianized Turk of a class devoted to business and professional pursuits in Afghanistan.

Question 24

rajputs

Answer 24

a member of a Hindu military caste claiming Kshatriya descent.

Question 25

sikh faith

Answer 25

Sikhism is a monotheistic religion, and the basic Sikh belief is represented in the phrase Ik Onkar meaning “One God.”