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Muslims in India

4. Muslims in India. What impact did the Delhi sultanate have on India? How did Muslim and Hindu traditions clash and blend? How did Akbar strengthen Mughal India?. Arabesque.

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Muslims in India

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  1. 4 Muslims in India • What impact did the Delhi sultanate have on India? • How did Muslim and Hindu traditions clash and blend? • How did Akbar strengthen Mughal India?

  2. Arabesque • Arabesque- Intricate design made up of curved lines that suggest floral shapes; used to decorate rugs, textiles and glassware.

  3. 4 The Delhi Sultanate and Mughal Empire

  4. 4 The Delhi Sultanate • Sultans introduced Muslim traditions of government to India. • Many Turks, Persians, and Arabs migrated to India to serve as soldiers or officials. • Trade between India and the Muslim world increased. • During the Mongol raids, many scholars fled from Baghdad to India, bringing Persian and Greek learning. In the 1100s, Muslim invaders entered northern India and organized a sultanate, or land ruled by a sultan.

  5. 4 Hinduism and Islam Clash and Blend

  6. 4 Akbar the Great Akbar accomplished the following: • Implemented policy of religious toleration • Employed paid officials, instead of hereditary officeholders • Modernized the army • Encouraged international trade • Standardized weights and measures • Introduced land reforms During his long reign, Akbar strengthened Mughal India.

  7. 5 The Ottoman and Safavid Empires • How did the Ottoman empire expand? • What were the characteristics of Ottoman culture? • How did Abbas the Great strengthen the Safavid empire?

  8. 5 “Gunpowder Empires” While the Mughals ruled India, the Ottomans and the Safavids dominated the Middle East and parts of Eastern Europe. All three owed much of their success to new military technology, such as cannons and muskets. As a result, the period from about 1450 to 1650 is sometimes called “the age of gunpowder empires.”

  9. 5 Ottoman and Safavid Empires, 1453–1629

  10. 5 The Ottoman Empire Under Suleiman GOVERNMENT SOCIETY ARTS Suleiman had absolute power. Ottoman law was based on Sharia. The Ottomans recruited government and military officers from conquered people. Society was divided into four classes, with “men of the pen” and “men of the sword” at the top. Non-Muslims were organized into millets, or religious communities. Poets produced works in the Turkish language. Painters produced detailed miniatures and illuminated manuscripts. The royal architect Sinan designed magnificent mosques and palaces.

  11. 5 Abbas the Great • centralized government • created a powerful military force • strengthened the economy • tolerated non-Muslims and valued their economic contributions • used a mixture of force and diplomacy against the Ottomans • built a magnificent new capital at Isfahan The most outstanding Safavid shah, or king, Abbas the Great revived the glory of ancient Persia. During his reign, he

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