1. Safavids, Mughals, and Ottomans
AP WORLD HISTORY

2. SAFAVID EMPIRE
Length
Geography- Iran

3. Rise of Safavids Origins in a long established Sufi order
Sufis were Muslims who tried to connect with God through experiences such as dance, music, prayer, poetry, meditation, and fasting

4. Key Safavid People
Isma’il
Shah Abbas I

5. Society/ Religion/ Government
Integration of Turk- speaking followers with Native Iranians
Considerable development in arts
Islam
Theocracy
Trade

6. Decline of Safavid Empire
Shah Abbas left incompetent rulers
Excessive taxes
Poor care of state lands
Decline of trade
Weakening of military
Religious persecution

8. MUGHAL EMPIRE Length- founded in 1526 ending in 1858 Geography-
covered most
of Indian subcontinent

9. Rise of the Mughals Founded by Babur Used superior artillery
Defeated a far larger army near Delhi

10. Key Mughal People
Babur
Akbar
Shah Jahan
Aurangzeb
Shah Jahan

12. Society/Religion/Government
Flourishing of arts/culture
Islam
Bureaucracy
Trade

13. Decline of the Mughal Empire
Central state weakened
Patchwork of independent states

14. OTTOMAN EMPIRE Length- late 13th c. until dismantled in early 20th c.
Geography- extending from Balkans to Middle East and Northern Africa

15. Rise of Ottomans Byzantine Empire shrinks
Seljuk Turks sultanate destroyed
Rise of ghazis- Osman

16. KEY OTTOMANS (or enemies)
Osman
Mehmet II
Tamerlane
Suleiman I
Suleiman I

17. Society/Religion/Government
Social Structure
Islam
Autocracy- Sultans
Trade- flourished/declined
Military- strong, helped spread religion

18. “Sultanate of the Women”
Period after Murad IV’s death
Experiencing military unrest, succession issues
Mothers of young sultans exercised power in the name of their sons

19. Decline of the Ottomans
Suleiman’s killing spree
Sultan’s decrease of interest in maintaining justice
Wars with Europe
Population increase
Refusal to modernize/industrialize
Corruption