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27 Cards in this Set
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Ottoman
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Largest of three Muslim empires
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Safavid Dynasty
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Empire from Iran and Afghanistan
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Mughal Empire
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Dynasty on the Ganges plain
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Mehmed II
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"The Conqueror" who took Constantinople
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Janissaries
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Military divisions made of adolescent boys
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Vizier (Wazier)
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Leader of a bureaucracy that took care of everyday tasks
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Suleymaniye
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A crazy looking mosque
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Sail al-Din
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A Sufi for whom a dynasty was named
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Red Heads
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Safavid's followers, due to the red head piece
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Ismail
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a leader who conquered Tabriz, and became emperor
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Abbas the Great
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Took youths captured in Russia and converted them to Islam
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Imams
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A successor of Ali
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Mullahs
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Local mosque officials and prayer leaders
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Isfahan
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The capitol of the Safavid empire
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Nadir Khan Afshar
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Soldier-adventurer who emerged victorious from the Isfahan siege
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Babur
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A half Mongol founder of the Mughal dynasty
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Humayan
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Barbur's son who inherited the Mughal Dynasty
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Akbar
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13 year old who inherited the Mughal dynasty
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Jizya
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Head-tax abolished by Akbar
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Din-i-Ilahi
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Religion created to unite Hindu and Islamic people
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Jahangir
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Successor of Akbar
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Shah Jahan
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Successor of Jahangir
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Prince Butler's Tales
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A poem about the Indian textile business
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Aurangzeb
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Successor of Shah Jahan, who was a religious Zealot
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Taj Mahal
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A fancy tomb that has come to symbolize India
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Nur Jahan
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Gained power as her emperor husband became addicted to wine and opium
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Mumtaz Mahal
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Person buried in the Taj Mahal
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