Born in Ardabil‚ Iranian Azerbaijan in 1487‚ Isma’il I‚ known in Persian as Shāh Ismāʿil‚ was Shah of Iran and the founder of the Safavid dynasty which survived until 1736. Isma’il was the last heir of the Grand Masters of the Safaviyeh Sufi order. This order was a Shia sect and known for their military skills. The Safavid dynasty was one of the major native dynasty to rule what is now modern day Iran. In 1488‚ Isma’il’s father was killed in a battle at Derbent against the armies of the Aq Qoyunlu
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History 192 Professor Bravo September 29‚ 2013 A. Shang Dynasty The Shang Dynasty ruled a region of China in the Yellow River valley‚ an area of land that is now commonly referred to as the cradle of Chinese civilization¹. The Shang Dynasty ruled their empire from around 1500-1050 B.C.E. and existed during the time of China’s Bronze Age. The Shang is the first Chinese Dynasty to leave behind sufficient evidence of its culture. This evidence has come in the form of
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The Mughals and Ottomans were both very powerful and successful empires that left their mark on the world. Although both empires had very similar strategies in keeping peace and maintaining their power‚ there were many key differences that clearly highlighted the two apart. Both the Mughals and Ottomans were Islamic empires that imposed Islamic laws on their population. However‚ there was also a great non-Muslim population living in their boundaries. In order to keep the non-Muslim population satisfied
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the period 600 CE to 1450 CE‚ the process of by which the Islamic Empire and the Mongol Khanates built and maintained their empires was different in that the ways the leaders governed and what sets of laws were used to govern but was similar in that they both depended heavily on military force for expansion and security. A difference between the two kingdoms’ maintenance was how the leaders governed their land. The Islamic Empire rulers‚ also called caliphs‚ ruled both religiously and politically
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The Xia Dynasty Overview There are ancient accounts about the history of a small kingdom along the Yellow River that existed from about 2‚000 BC to 1‚600 BC. The main ancient accounts are in the Records of the Grand Historian (史記) that were written between about 109 BC and 91 BC by Sima Qian and another textthat is called the Bamboo Annals (竹書紀年) that was a text that was said to have been buried with the King of Wei who died in 296 BC and was rediscovered in 281 AD during the Jin Dynasty. The text
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Before the fall of the roman empire‚ it first became divided into the east and the west and was run by several different leaders. I think that the fall of the Roman empire was related to several different issues. Those issues were both internal and external. One of the reasons for the fall of the Roman empire was a decline in morals. People began to not worry so much about standards. They began to be promiscuous‚ gamble and drink excessive amounts of alcohol. They behaved very inappropriately. Another
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Mother of the World “The mother of the world has been killed‚” stated a 5th century historian‚ bereft and appalled when the news of Rome’s fall had reached ear. Certainly his words hold truth‚ for Rome - the dauntingly colossal Empire engulfing the Mediterranean and all territories around it; the source of artistic‚ intellectual‚ and cultural ascendancy; the influential factor of brilliance in so many of the coexisting societies of the western world - was truly the predecessor and creator of all
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great things‚ dynasties will fall. As the Shang were declining‚ the Zhou dynasty defeated the Shang dynasty and established themselves as the new rightful rulers of China. The Zhou inherited cultural traditions from their Neolithic ancestors in the northwest‚ but inherited many material traditions from the Shang Dynasty. The Zhou dynasty was the first period in which texts were transmitted‚ such as the book of documents. Many clear differences exist between the Shang and Zhou dynasties. During the
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equality for all people by creating city states. Why did the results of Han China’s decline differ from those of the Roman Empire’s decline?: The Han dynasty’s collapse and the Roman Empire’s collapse differ and are similar in various ways. To point out the main causes for both Empires collapse is due to the big factor of corruption. Political leaders had too much power‚ and they didn’t know what to do with all of it. The Han dynasty also had many more problems‚ such as the difference in religious beliefs
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The Russian Empire under the rule of the Romanov Dynasty for almost 300 years grew and cemented itself as a major global power. From its ambiguous beginnings in 1613‚ the Romanov dynasty was born from the boyar nobles of feudal Russia‚ evolving to become the historically significant head of a modern empire. Yet‚ almost as soon as it was born‚ the Romanov family fell to the rigours of a changing world. Long and short term influences alike converged to topple the ailing autocracy‚ yet perhaps the most
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