Major Leaders
Founder of the Mughal Empire
Babur
Weaponry key to the success of the Ottomans, Safavids, and Mughals
Gunpowder weapons
The primary source of wealth for the Ottoman empire, until European Exploration/Colonization
(Silk road) trade
The two major branches of Islam
Sunni and Shia
What non-Muslims had to pay to be considered citizens in these empires
Jizya
The "Magnificent" Sultan who led the political, economic, and artistic golden age of the Ottomans
Suleiman I
First major military target of the Ottomans and their future capital
Constantinople (not Istanbul until 1930)
Key trade resource of the Safavids
Silk (Rugs)
The epitome of Muslim Persian/Turkic/Indian architecture
Taj Mahal
The two mountain ranges which form a natural barrier around northeastern India
Hindu Kush and Himalayas
This Mughal emperor was highly intolerant of non-Muslims
Aurangzeb
Enslaved Christian boys trained to form an elite military corps
Janissaries
A crucial body of water in the Indian ocean trade network, found just beneath the Safavid empire
Persian gulf
The syncretic ethical code created by Akbar
Din-i-Ilahi or Divine Faith
The largest lake in the world, found north of the Safavid Empire
Caspian Sea
The name of the political vassals of the Mughals
Zamindars
The name of the military commanders in the Mughal Empire
Mansabdars
Capital of the Safavid empire and a major trade hub in the trans-asiatic trade
Isfahan
The predominantly Christian region of the Ottoman empire, which would declare independence throughout the 1800s
Latin term for the Ottoman system of the killing of brothers
Fratricide
This Safavid ruler would lead a brief period of economic recovery during the downfall of the empire.
Shah Abbas II
Turkmeni horseman tribes that made up much of the early Safavid military
Qizilbash
Narcotic derivative of the Poppy plant, which would be the downfall of several Mughal emperors and Qing dynasty China
Opium
Name of the independent religious groups within the Ottoman Empire
Millets
Common enemy of the first Safavid Shah and the first Mughal Emperor
The Uzbeks (Khan Muhammad Shaybani)