Wes t and Sou th Asi a: The I sla mi c W orld P ower s, c a 1 4 50- 180 0
Around 1450 the spiritual descendants of the Prophet Muhammad controlled 3 vast and powerful empires: the Ottoman empires in Anatolia, the Safavid Empire
of Persia, and the Mughal Empire of India… Lasting for almost 500 years (1453-1918), the Ottoman Empire was one of the largest, best organized, and most
enduring political entities in world history. In Persia the Safavid Dynasty created a theocracy and presided over a brilliant culture. Meanwhile the Mughal leader
Babur and his successors conquered the Indian sub-continent, and Mughal rule inaugurated a period of radical administrative reorganization in India and the
flowering of intellectual and architectural creativity.
Th e O ttoma ns (6 47 -659)
1453-1 91 8
Th e Otto man T urk is h E mp ir e
Th e Sa favi ds (6 59 -66 3)
*1 25 2-1 700 s
Th e Pers ian State:
Th e Mughal s (66 3-67 3)
*15 04-17 63
Th e M u gh al S tate:
Babu r:
Evo lu tio n o f th e S tate:
Gh az an:
Rule o f th e Mu gh als:
M eh met I I:
Akb ar:
Ex pan sio n an d Fo r eign Po lic y:
E ar ly S afav id S tate S tr eng th (66 0):
Sh ah Ab b as (6 62):
Selim I:
Su leiman:
Th e Otto mans in Wo r ld A ffairs (6 51 ):
Is fah an:
Sh ah J ah an:
Taj M ah al:
Otto man Soc iety:
Safavid So ciety (flo wers , g ar d en s, and
carp ets ):
Tr ad e an d C ommerc e:
Eu ro pean Riv alr y fo r I n dian Tr ade:
Cu ltu r al "F lo wer in g":
Fac to r y-For t Soc ieties:
Ris e of th e Br itis h Eas t I nd ia Co mp an y:
Th e Otto man Decline:
Th e S afivid Dec line:
Th e M u gh al Declin e: