The Ottoman Empire’s contributions to science and technology during the sixteenth century that helped advance and develop countries throughout Asia‚ Europe‚ and Africa conveys how they were socially superior compared to other empires. The Ottoman Empire was an expansive‚ powerful empire that extended through Western Asia to Northern Africa and Europe. As a result‚ the Ottomans were in need of geographical knowledge to determine the boundaries of their territory. To solve this‚ the Ottomans created
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At its height‚ the Ottoman empire (ca. 1299–1922) spread from Anatolia and the Caucasus across North Africa and into Syria‚ Arabia‚ and Iraq. Its size rivaled that of the great cAbbasid empire (750–1258)‚ and it united many disparate parts of the Islamic world. Sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Ottoman conquests allowed them control of many ports and sole access to the Black Sea‚ from which even Russian vessels were excluded‚ and trade among the provinces increased greatly. As the largest city
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Magnificent and the excerpts from Busbecq’s letters reveal about the Ottoman Empire? The inscription of Suleyman the Magnificent and the excerpts from Busbecq’s letters reveal several aspects of the Ottoman Empire and the way in which things functioned within. The inscription of Suleyman reveals that the Ottoman Empire was a Muslim community. However‚ not only did this inscription inform readers that religion was existent within this empire during this period of time‚ but it also reveals a clear distinction
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Lasting more than six centuries‚ this Empire was one of the longest‚ best organized‚ and most enduring political entities in world history. A. Safavid B. Ottoman C. Mughal D. Ummayad Correct Answer: B. Response Feedback: The Ottoman Empire lasted from 1299-1922. It was carved up after being defeated in WWI. Turkey became the largest country formed from the Ottoman Empire. The Ottoman Empire founded by nomadic Central Asian people had gained overlordship in key territories from
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Discuss the decline of the Mughal Empire. To what extent do you agree that the downfall of the Mughal Empire was caused by the agrarian crisis of the 17th and 18th century? AGRARIAN CRISIS OF MUGHAL EMPIRE by IRFAN HABIB: Various explanations are put forward for the revolts which brought about the collapse of the Mughal Empire. There has existed for a long time the thesis of “Hindu Reaction” as the main factor behind the revolts against Aurangzeb. Its proponents tent‚ however‚ to rely
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The fall of Mughal Empire Under Aurangzeb’s successors the decay of empire was hastened by several causes and the spirit of lawlessness rampant throughout the land. In such circumstances ruin of Mughal Empire was inevitable. Aurangzeb‚ as a ruler of India proved to be a failure. He hardly realised that the greatness of an empire depends on the progress of its people as a whole‚ largely owing to the emperor’s each of political foresight. The symptoms of the integration of Mughal Empire appeared before
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The Ottoman‚ Safavid‚ and Mughals were all gunpowder empires. The purpose of this essay is to compare and contrast the differences between all of these empires mentioned. Each fall into five different categories. Socially‚ the Ottoman Turks were each millet‚ or a nation‚ inside the empire and had separate social customs in accordance with the religion of the millet. Muslim women had harsh restrictions as with Islamic law‚ but the non-Muslim women were subject to separate laws. Even Muslim women
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1750‚ two powerful empires were in the process of being built. These two empires were the Ottoman and the Spanish. During the building process of their empires‚ the Ottoman and the Spanish both developed many similarities in their political‚ social‚ and economic affairs. A major similarity between these empires was that they both had a similar slave system. Although the Ottoman and the Spanish had many similarities‚ they also had many differences. The religions in the empires were one of the biggest
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The foundation for the empire was established around the early 1500s by the Timurid prince Babur‚ when he took control of the Doab and eastern regions of Khorasan‚ which controlled the fertile Sindh region and the lower valley of the Indus River.[10] In 1526‚ Babur defeated the last of the Delhi Sultans‚ Ibrahim Shah Lodi‚ at the First Battle of Panipat. To secure his newly founded kingdom‚ Babur then had to face the formidable Rajput confederacy led by Rana Sanga of Chittor‚ at the Battle of Khanwa
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THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE MUGHAL EMPIRE BaBUR The foundation of the empire was laid in 1526 by ahir al-Din Mu?ammad Babur‚ a Chagatai Turk (so called because his ancestral homeland‚ the country north of the Amu Darya [Oxus River] in Central Asia‚ was the heritage of Chagatai‚ the second son of Genghis Khan). Babur was a fifth-generation descendant of Timur on the side of his father and a 14th-generation descendant of Genghis Khan. His idea of conquering India was inspired‚ to begin with‚ by the
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