Khan
Khanates
Dynasty
Ottomans
Muslims
100
Later know as Genghis Khan
What is Temujin
100
Successor to Genghis Khan and the position was first held by the Ogodei and eventually by Kubilai Khan in China this Khanate was called the Yuan Dynasty
What is Khanate of the Great Khan
100
Ju Yuanzhang a poor peasant founded this dynasty and it ruled china for the next 3 centuries. Ju was renamed Hongwu and removed all traces of the Mongol rule
What is Ming Dynasty
100
A Turkish migrant who settled in Anatolia and gathered a following of supporters in 1299 he declared independence fro mt he Seljuk Turks and established himself as the founder of the Ottoman Turks
What is Osmon
100
(Descendants of Ali) Heirs in the Shi'ite Muslim religion
What is imams
200
Tamerlane, broke the peace of II-Khan took over the entire area between northern India and Moscow. He was Muslim but that did not prevent him from destroying virtually everything in his war path
What is Timur
200
Central Asia was ruled by the descendants of Genghis' son Jagadai.
What is Khanate of Jagadai
200
Created by Kubilia Khan
What is Yuan Dynasty
200
1440 they began to expand into the Byzantine Empire and eventually captured Constantinople in 1453 renaming the great city Istanbul
What is Ottoman Turks
200
12th descendant of Ali, disappeared as a child
What is Hidden Imam
300
One of the most famous warriors in history, he sought vengeance on the rival clan who poisoned his father. His name means universal ruler
What is Genghis Khan
300
Name comes from the Sun catching the shields and weapons as they marched toward their victims. They ruled southern Russia and establishd thier capital at Sarai on the Volga river The most famouse leader of the Golden Horde was Batu one of Genghis's Grandsons
What is Khanate of the Golden Horde
300
Ottoman empire reached its height under him. He ruled from 1520-1566. He commanded the greatest Ottoman assault against Europe. He conquered Belgrade in 1521 and laid siege to Vienna in 1529 retreated only when the winter made it impractical to stay.
What is Suleiman the Magnificent
300
Took shape during the Abbasid dynasty with Ulama's interpreting eh Qur'an and hadith
What is Shari'a
400
Genghis Khan's grandson who completed the conquest of China in 1279.
What is Kubilai Khan
400
Important impact of Mongol unification, worst pandemic in world history, caused by the Mongol troops garrison that allowed flea infested rats to be carried by them to eastern Europe
What is Black Death
400
Two Islamic Dynasties
What is Umayyad Dynasty and Abbasid Dynasty
400
A system in which the Ottomans required Christian in the Balkans to contribute young boys to become slaves of the sultan. These boys trained, learned Turkish, and converted to Islam. The boys would then become either bureaucrats or infantrymen in the army
What is devshirme
400
Members of the Umayyad Dynasty. They believe that all the Caliphs are legitimate.
What is Sunni
500
Established by Hulegu, grandson of Genghis, Controlled part of Armenia, all of Azerbaijan, Mesopotamia, and Iran. Captured the Abbasid capital of Baghdad but was defeated. They controlled the Islamic heartland from Azerbaijan for almost a hundred years
What is II-Khan
500
Mongol Peace, Lines of direct communication opened between east Asia and west Europe lasted almost a century.
What is Pax Mongolica
500
Founded by Muawiya and his supporters
What is Umayyad Dynasty
500
They aided the Ottoman sultan, were the head of the imperial administration who took care of the day to day work of the empire.
What is vizier
500
One of Muhammad's earliest followers and closes friend. Successor of Mohammad
What is Abu Bakr
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