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- Ottoman sultan called the "Conqueror"; responsible for conquest of Constantinople in 1453; destroyed what remained of Byzantine Empire.
- Iranian kingdom (1502-1722) established by Ismail Safavi, who declared Iran a Shi'ite state. (gunpowder empire)
- A beautiful tomb built by the Mughal ruler Shah Jahan to honor his wife.
- tax system of the Mughal empire where decentralized lords collected tribute for the emperor.
- A set of reforms in the Ottoman Empire set to revise Ottoman law to help lift the capitulations put on the Ottomans by European powers.
- (1644-1911 CE), the last imperial dynasty of China which was overthrown by revolutionaries; was ruled by the Manchu people: began to isolate themselves from Western culture,
- an Islamic imperial power that ruled a large portion of Indian subcontinent which began in 1526, invaded and ruled most of Hindustan (South Asia) by the late 17th and early 18th centuries, and ended in the mid-19th century. (gunpowder empire)
- The most illustrious sultan of the Ottoman Empire (r. 1520-1566); also known as 'The Lawgiver.' He significantly expanded the empire in the Balkans and eastern Mediterranean. (p. 526)
- Took the throne in 1587 and helped create the Safavid culture
- Islamic state in northwestern Anatolia. After the fall of the Byzantine Empire, the empire was based at Istanbul (formerly Constantinople) from 1453-1922. It encompassed lands in the Middle East, North Africa, the Caucasus, and eastern Europe. (gunpowder empire)
- A military leader who conquered the lands of Persia; his empire was decentralized with tribal leaders.
- (1672-1725) Russian tsar (r. 1689-1725). He enthusiastically introduced Western languages and technologies to the Russian elite, moving the capital from Moscow to the new city of St. Petersburg.
- elite infantry units that formed the Ottoman Sultan's household troops and bodyguards
- a community of hunters, fishermen, and farmers from the lands to the northeast of China, soon ousted the Shun and established the Qing Dynasty.
- Most illustrious sultan of the Mughal Empire in India (r. 1556-1605). He expanded the empire and pursued a policy of conciliation with Hindus.
- 'Selection' in Turkish. The system by which boys from Christian communities were taken by the Ottoman state to serve as Janissaries.
- Divided regions in the Ottoman Empire by religion (Orthodox Christians, Jews, Armenian Christians, Muslims). Leaders of each millet supported the Sultan in exchange for power over their neighborhood.
- Guarded the frontiers of the Russian Empire and in return were granted land privileges. conquered Siberia.
- landowning noble in Russia under the tsars
- Islamic empires of the Ottomans, Safavids, and the Mughals that employed cannonry and gunpowder to advance their military causes.