Leaders 1
What was Mehmed "the Conqueror" known for?
Capturing Constantinople, ending Byzantine Empire, expanding Ottoman Empire further into Europe.
What is Babur known for?
Began by ruling a small realm in Central Asia, but eventually crossed the Khyber Pass, captured Delhi, and established the Mogul Empire.
An island in the central Mediterranean that the Ottomans tried to capture by siege, but failed.
Malta
“Holder of power.” A title used by the rulers of the Ottoman Empire.
Sultan
Warriors from the Japanese noble class - similar to European knights.
Samurai
Shah Jahan is known for constructing what magnificent tomb in India?
Taj Mahal
What was Suleyman "the Magnificent" known for?
Known for his legal reforms and his attempts to expand the Ottoman empire into Europe and the Mediterranean Sea. He conquered Hungary, but failed to capture either Vienna or Malta.
What is Yi Sun-sin known for?
A Korean admiral who battled the Japanese navy when Japan tried to invade Korea. He is known for winning remarkable victories, playing a critical role in defending his homeland.
An Austrian city that the Ottoman empire tried to capture by siege twice, but failed both times.
Vienna
A title that means “king,” used by rulers in Persia.
Shah
A Japanese noble who ruled a han. During the Sengoku period, these leaders were basically independent.
Daimyo
What was “suttee?”
A funeral practice of some Hindus, where a widow was burned along with her dead husband.
What was Osman I known for?
Founder of the Ottoman beylik who slowly began expanding his realm by conquering new land in Anatolia.
What is Oda Nobunaga known for?
The innovative ways he organized and equipped his armies led him to many victories, including the Battles of Okehazama and Nagashino. At his death, he controlled about half of Honshu.
Battle where an alliance of Roman Catholic states called the Holy League defeated an Ottoman fleet in the Mediterranean, damaging the Ottoman Empire’s ability to expand in the Mediterranean.
Battle of Lepanto
Elite soldiers and guards of the Ottoman sultan. They were recruited as children from Christian families in Eastern Europe.
Janissaries
Military ruler of Japan. Though they ranked below the emperor, they often held more real power. Tokugawa Ieyasu became one of these.
Shogun
What organization ended up taking control of India as the Moguls declined?
British East India Company
What was Selim I known for?
Expanded the Ottoman Empire by taking land from the Safavid Empire and the Mamluk Sultanate. Claimed the title of caliph after capturing Mecca, Medina, and Jerusalem.
What is Toyotomi Hideyoshi known for?
Started as an ashigaru, but rose to be a general and eventually Imperial Regent. He successfully unified Japan, but later in life he launched two failed invasions of Korea.
Battle where an Ottoman Army defeated a crusade sent by a number of European states. After this, European states were hesitant to confront the expanding Ottoman Empire again.
Battle of Varna
Chief minister of the Ottoman Empire who helped run the government on behalf of the ruler.
Grand vizier
Religious leaders who ran the legal system and the religious schools within the Ottoman Empire.
Ulema
How did the Ming dynasty end?
A peasant revolt led by Li Zecheng
Shah of the Safavid Empire who ruled during the empire’s most prosperous time period.
Shah Abbas
What is Akbar known for?
Grandson of Babur, known for greatly expanding the Mogul Empire by using heavy artillery to shatter enemy fortresses.
Battle where the Eastern Army (led by Tokugawa Ieyasu) defeated the Western Army (led by Ishida Mitsunari). This allowed Tokugawa Ieyasu to take control of Japan and become the new shogun.
Battle of Sekigahara
Ottoman officials who enforced laws and collected taxes.
Pashas
Foot soldiers in the Japanese military. They were often recruited from the peasants.
Ashigaru
The leaders of the Qing dynasty came from what ethnic group?
Manchus
What is Tokugawa Ieyasu known for?
Rose to power in Japan after winning the Battle of Sekigahara, becoming the shogun. His reign as shogun was the beginning of the Edo Period and the Great Peace.
What is Aurangzeb known for?
Controversial Mogul emperor who outlawed the suttee and began intolerant practices towards Hindus.
Battle where a heavily outnumbered British East India Company Army, led by Robert Clive, defeated a large Mogul Army. This allowed the British East India company to expand its power in India.
Battle of Plassey
A small Turkish border kingdom. The Ottoman Empire began as one of these.
Beylik
Officials in the Mogul Empire who were placed in charge of the land and expected to collect taxes. They were allowed to keep some of the taxes for themselves.
Zamindars
What was the Treaty of Nerchinsk?
An agreement between Russia and the Qing dynasty, where the two states resolved their border dispute and established trade.