Mrs. Wheeler
World History
History Web Quest
Mughal Empire
The empire laid by Akbar was eroded without a new basis for its administrations because Aurangzeb could not manage the empire because he lacked trustworthy men. Aurangzeb treated the Hindus harsh, spent too much money on his military campaigns, and reversed the liberal religious policies of Akbar.
Akbar developed the Din because he didn’t believe that there was just one true religion but believed that Hindu and Muslim should be joined together to form one perfect religion. Other theologians did not agree with him and tried to show him how there were practices in all regions.
Ottoman Empire
Suleiman deserves his status as a great legal reformer an administrator because he changed the Ottoman legal system and established legislative changes involving society, education, taxation, and criminal law.
The European visitor indicated that the wife of Suleiman was a formidable intelligence gatherer for her husband by showering her with lavish gifts and escorting her with slaves, and providing fine dining all while asking her information about her country and religion.
The origin and impact of the career of Roxelana in the Ottoman Court.
Recruitment of troops of non- Muslim people was considered a good idea because the Ottomans were the first to have an army which gave them advantage over Europeans countries. They replaced the feudal ghazi army with professional soldiers who were loyal only to the sultan. They had different corps like road engineering, and corps to make bread. These revolutions made them an intimidating force in Europe for a long time.
The Janissaries became more than just a mere military institution because of their terroristic demeanor and approach. People were afraid of them and they were able to dominate the government.
Lady Montagu was impressed with the Ottoman society and she thought she was above the European customs. As far as Western doctors, she thought they were