1. Muslim Empires

2. Student Activity
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3. The Caliphs Muslim leader= caliphs Question of Succession
Question over who should rule Islamic community following Muhammad’s death
Abu Bakr
Muhammad’s advisor
Members of this group became Sunnis (85% of Muslims)
Ali Muhammad son in-law
Some believed that the successor should be a relative
Members of this group became Shia

4. The “Rightly Guided Caliphs”
Caliphs of the early Arab Muslim Empire
Each had close ties to Muhammad
Umayyad Dynasty
Found first Muslim dynasty
Arab Muslim empire reached its greatest size

5. The “Rightly Guided Caliphs”
Caliphs of the early Arab Muslim Empire
Each had close ties to Muhammad
Capital in Media
Umayyad Dynasty
Found first Muslim dynasty
Arab Muslim empire reached its greatest size
Capital in Damascus

6. The Abbasid Dynasty Over threw Umayyads in 750 Capital in Baghdad
Caliph killed in 1258 by Mongol invaders

7. Non- Arab Muslim Empires
Mongol invasion ended the caliphate and the golden age of Islamic civilization
The leaders of individual non-Arab Muslim states called themselves “sultans “
The Ottoman Empire
Largest non-Arab Muslim state
1300s-1900s

9. The Safavid Empire 1500s Persia (modern day Iran) Shias
Persian painting architecture, carpet weaving, and metal working blossomed

10. Islam in India Traders introduced Islam to India in the 700s
200 years later Turkish invaders in n. India began a long period of Muslim rule
The Delhi Sultanate
1206
Lasted for 300 years, overthrown by Hindu rebellions and Mongol invasions

11. The Mughal Empire (Mongol)
1526
Expanded Muslim rule over nearly all of India
Founding of Sikhism
Influenced by Hinduism and Islam
Teaches monotheism and reincarnation
Today there are 24 million Sikhs in the world