SAFAVID EMPIRE Key Focus: 1) The Ottoman (Sunni)-Safavid (Shi’ite) split in Dar al-Islam 2) Safavids’ use of religious extremism to inspire a following and forge an empire 3) Transition from heterodox ideology to orthodox theocracy under Shah Abbas I) The Safavid Rise to Power in Persia • 3 empires dominated by presence of Islam • M2oguls in India‚ Ottoman Empire‚ and Safavids a) Isma’il and the Messianic Ideology of the Qizilbash (warriors; “red heads” → their turbans) i) How did a 14 year-old
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Thousands of years ago‚ in a time of war‚ conquering‚ and empires. One of the greatest and most noteworthy of the empires was ancient Greece. Greece became an empire because of its geography‚ economy‚ and social aspects of its society. Greece developed at an alarming rate because of the area and terrain. Greece developed with only one land border. This let them focus on things other than defense. The surrounding area is all ocean giving them humidity and great fishing. The sea acted as a great source
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der Empire ComparisonThe Ottoman Empire and Mughal Empire both being “Gunpowder Empires” faced similar issues. Both empires faced inadequate transportation and communication systems‚ both faced poor bureaucracies‚ and competing with rival empires. The first problem was inadequate transportation and communication systems. Although they had the necessary military technology to control their empires‚ transporting it to where it was needed was another issue. The larger they grew‚ the more difficult
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1. What was the goal of Ottoman (and Egyptian) reforms of 18/19th century‚ who drove them and with what result? In Ottoman Empire the goal was to at first modernize military in order to sustain the Empire and it’s old order. Most radical reforms during the late 18th and early 19th century were introduced by Sultan Selim III‚ he intensified the military reforms which were introduced by his predecessors in the 18th century. The model for these reforms were European armies‚ Selim III wanted to reorganize
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Throughout the centuries‚ many empires have developed on the different continents of the Earth. All of these empires have experienced period of political‚ economic‚ and social success‚ as well as periods of decline. This is the case with the 3 Muslim empires: the Ottomans‚ the Safavids‚ and the Mughal. After the collapse of the Mongol Empire‚ the 3 kingdoms began to from across Asia: the Ottoman Empire in Asia Minor‚ the Safavid Empire in Persia‚ and the Mughal Empire in India. At their height‚ they
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The Safavid‚ Mughal‚ and Ottoman empires all depended in some way on the allegiance of non-Muslims to the empire. The Ottoman emperors were kinder on their conquered people‚ and the main separation between Muslims and non-Muslims in the empire was the tax on the dhimmis (non-Muslims). The Safavid leaders were more forceful in this regard. They imposed on subjects to convert to Islam unless they were an asset in trading with Europe. However‚ the leaders of the Mughal Empire‚ starting with Akbar‚ were
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Ottoman Culture has evolved along centuries as their empire was widen across the world and they conquer more nations. Original bases of their culture was build on the islamic and turkish cultures and strongly influenced by them in customs‚ Language and all life styles. Their culture absorbed‚ adapted and modified the cultures of conquered lands and their nations for example Persian culture - the Seljuk Empire architecture theme and culture- had a significant contribution to that era’s culture
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When discussing the age of exploration‚ imperialism and expansions the Ottomans are not often mentioned as members at the forefront of the race. In fact‚ very rarely are any Muslim countries associated with the idea of explorers of “new worlds”. In the piece by Giancarlo Casale titled the Ottomans Age of Exploration he discusses the role this great power played in the era of exploration and their struggle‚ primarily with the Portuguese‚ in the Indian Ocean. His work makes an attempt to argue the
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Roman Empire was getting hard to manage‚ the emperor Diocletian divided the Roman Empire in two administrative divisions. This is because it was not easy for one capital to control such a vast land. The capital of East Roman Empire was transferred to Byzantium in 330 CE by the emperor Constantine. With the time of antiquity‚ when Eastern Roman Empire evolved to be Byzantine Empire‚ the Byzantine Empire carried many cultural and religious values from the Romans. This rise of the new empire helped
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fell to the Ottoman Empire‚ marking the end of the Byzantine Rule. During the Ottoman Rule‚ the Orthodox Church took the responsibility of governing the people of Orthodox faith. Greece was under the rule of the Patriarch of Constantinople‚ who was under the rule of the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire. It is said that their involvement in the Greek community helped preserve the Greek culture but their corruption and abuse of power caused more harm than good. As time went on and the Ottomans acquired more
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