[dn 2] With Constantinople as its capital and control of vast lands around the Mediterranean basin, the empire was at the centre of interactions between the Eastern and Western worlds for over six centuries. It was dissolved in the aftermath of World War I, and replaced by various states. Upon the demise of the Seljuk Sultanate of Rum, precursor of Ottomans, in 1300s, Anatolia was divided into a patchwork of independent states, the so-called Ghazi emirates. One of the Ghazi emirates was led by Osman I (1258[12] – 1326), from which the name Ottoman is derived. Osman I extended the frontiers of Turkish settlement toward the edge of the Byzantine Empire.
Starting in the early 1500s CE, in Persia and India, the Safavids and Mughals created powerful states, whose institutions and policies shared many similarities to the Ottoman Empire. Until their decline in the 1700s CE, these three Muslim states controlled the richest and most developed lands on three continents, and challenged Europeans for control of numerous seas and trade
SLIDE 1 Chapter 18 The Muslim World Expands, 1300–1700 Three great Muslim powers—the Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal empires—emerge between 1300 and 1600. By 1700 all three were in decline. SLIDE 2 Section 1: The Ottomans Build a Vast Empire Section 2: Cultural Blending Case Study: The Safavid Empire Section 3: The Mughal Empire in India SLIDE 3 Section 1: The Ottomans Build a Vast Empire The Ottomans establish a Muslim empire that combine many cultures and lasted for more than 600 years. SLIDE 4 Section 1: The Ottomans Build a Vast Empire Turks Move into Byzantium Turkish Warriors • Many Turks live in Anatolia, on edge of Byzantine Empire • Many see themselves as ghazis—warriors who fight for Islam Osman Establishes a State • From 1300 to 1326, Osman, successful ghazi, builds state in Anatolia • Europeans
You might not believe this, but if you were to look around right now, 1 in 6 people may practice Islam. Islam is the second largest religion in the world, following Christianity, and is quickly growing. Islam was founded in 610 CE, and the Islamic prophet is Muhammad. So, why did this particular religion expand so rapidly? Islam spread so quickly because of Migration, Conquest, and The Political Order.
With the establishment of the Delhi Sultanate, Islam spread across large parts of the subcontinent. In 1204, Bakhtiar Khilji led the Muslim conquest of Bengal, marking the eastern-most expansion of Islam at the time. So nowadays, many Hindus still think Islam is an invader’s religion. What’s more, after the Muslim conquest, British occupied India from 1858 to 1947. Then, a significant historical event called “Partition of India”happened on August 15, 1947.
Then, starting with the years of 3.000 BC, Mesopotamia and Egypt, with the effect of inventing and using the alphabet, made big progress in trade activities and succeeded to go ahead of Anatolia. During those times, the people living in the west and south regions of Anatolia were named as Luvi. They were a matriarchal society and worshiping mother goddess. It is known that some Luvis have moved to Crete and created the Minoan civilization. Among the years 2.000 BC, the tribes named as Achaeans, living around Balkans, invaded Greece.
The battle is a crucial factor in allowing the West to remain strong and develop into the West of today, while also hampering the growth of the Islamic World. On one end of the battle lied the Turks of the mighty Ottoman Empire. The empire was one of the largest worldly powers during the time of the siege. The empire started in the year 1299, in southeastern Europe, and during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, at the height of its power, it spanned 3 continents: Southeastern Europe, Western Asia, and Northern Africa. At the top of the Empire, lied the Sultan.
Before World War I, the Middle East region, including the Ottoman Syria (the southern part of which are regarded as Palestine or the Land of Israel), was under the control of the Ottoman Empire for nearly 400 years. The roots of the conflict can be traced to the late 19th century, with the rise of national movements, including Zionism and Arab nationalism. (Though the Jewish aspiration to return to Zion had been part of Jewish religious thought for more than a millennium, the Jewish population of Europe and to some degree Middle East began to more actively discuss immigration back to the Land of Israel, and the re-establishment of the Jewish Nation, only during the 1859 to 1880s, largely as a solution to the widespread persecution of Jews due to anti-Semitism in Russia and Europe.) As a result, the Zionist movement, was established as a political movement in 1897. The Zionist movement called for the establishment of a nation-state for the Jewish people in Palestine, which would serve as a haven for the Jews of the world and in which they would have the right for self-determination.
Brilliant warrior iii. Seized most of present-day Iran b. Son, Tahmasp expanded through conquest to Caucasus Mountains and brought Christians under Safavid rule c. Rise and sustenance through conquest d. Strong military: force to be reckoned with e. Used for conquest and protection from enemies (mainly Sunni Islam empires) and religious persecution f. Military reforms during Safavid Golden Age of reformation and innovation under Shah Abbas g. Creation of two additional armies under Shah Abbas consisting of Persians, and recruits from the Christian North h. Importance on artillery/ firearms V. Islam in Growth and Maintenance a. Part of Shi’a branch of Islam b. Strengthened Empire c. Unified country under religious ideology d. Countered influence of the Sunni Ottomans e. Shi’a branch led rise of an individual Shi’a empire VI.
It is true that Islam is the fastest growing religion today because Islam is spreading all over the world through immigration, high birth rates, and the power of political and economic. Islam insisted on the assumption of political power, they do not spread their faith through their Qur’ans of words, but spread through the Islamic conquest that many economists and power struggle people may convert into Islam. First point, Islam is the fastest growing religion because “true Islam functions within a community (the Umma) that optimally carries its own political identity” in Corduan book page 94. Islam does not discriminate between different race, they only discriminate different faith or religions that they could easily unite in their faith and religion to care their fellow and develop their community and mosques in the worldwide. As long as their faith is Islam, they could worship all together in all their mosques and they keep religion festival all together.