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38 Cards in this Set
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Babur
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a Muslim conqueror from Central Asia who, following a series of setbacks, finally
succeeded in laying the basis for the Mughal dynasty of India. Born 1483 died1531 |
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sectarianism
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separation of sects and hate of rival sects
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Hidden Imam
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12th imam, Shiite prophet to arrive
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umma
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arabic for community/nation
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Panipat
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Mughal, babur 1526 battle against hindu that set establishment of mughal supremacy in northern india
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Ankara
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capt of Anatolia. , salient ottoman city
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Shah Jahan
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Mughal ruler from 1628-1658. Expansionist.
Succeeded by arangzeb, who was more conservative. At death, Sh. J empire spanned 9/10 of modern India. |
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Mustapha Kemal
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Father of turkey, resisted the allies at Gallipoli, won, but the ottoman disentigrated because they were teamed up with the germans, who were punished dearly after wwi
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Akbar
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third Mughal Emperor of India Grandson of babur
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Batavia
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Jakarta. Ancient name. est. by dutch
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Kabul
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Capital of Afghanistan
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Muhammad Ibn-al-Wahhab
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Islamic scholar who formed wahhabism, or radical islam that inspired terrorism
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Rajputs
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Indian soldiers, who received land grants from mughals.
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Terhan
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capt of iran.
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‘The Conqueror’
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Linked to Istanbul. Mehmed II Ottoman sultan from 1444 to
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Kosovo
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1389 battle fought between Christian serbs and ottoman turks
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Patrona Halil
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Janissary who led a mob to kill ahmed III and end tulip period
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Manzikert
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fought between the Byzantine Empire and Seljuq forces led
by Alp Arslan on August 26, 1071 near Manzikert (modern Malazgirt in Muş Province, Turkey). It resulted in one of the most decisive defeats of the Byzantine Empire The Battle of Manzikert played an important role in breaking the Byzantine resistance and preparing the way for Turkish settlement in Ato |
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Kanuni
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Sulieman the magnificent, called kanuni because it means lawgiver. Complete reconstruction of the Ottoman legal system.
Suleiman became a prominent monarch of 16th century Europe |
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Qazvin
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Iranian city; Where chaldiran was fought
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Chaldiran
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occurred on 23 August 1514 and ended with a decisive
Where chaldiran was fought. victory for the Ottoman Empire over the Safavids. As a result the Ottomans gained control over western part of Iran. The Ottomans had a larger, better equipped army numbering 60,000 to 200,000, while the Iranians numbered some 40,000. Shah Ismail I, who was wounded and almost captured in the battle,retired to his palace and withdrew from government administration Prominent safavid city but moved cap to Isfahan, linked to tehran |
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Hormuz
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Located in Persian gulf, significant today because America could quarantine that area
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Isfahan
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capt of safavid and current nuke plant shah abbas created royal square with mosques.
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Theocracy
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Religion based rule, as opposed
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Shah Abbas I
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Shah (king) of Iran, and the greatest ruler of the Safavid dynasty. He was the third son of Shah Mohammad.[1]
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Macao
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Portuguese port in china
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Musqat Harbor
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portugues port in Arabian sea, off the coast of oman.
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Devshirme
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Selection process of janissaries
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United Action Front
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mma. Pro sharia wants Taliban in Pakistan
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Aurangzeb
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Father much more open minded, he was much more conservative. Ended mughal hegemony, because mughals became more conservative
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Umayyad
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sunni, clan name from the qurash people of Saudi Arabia
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Seyid Qutb
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Early 20th cent .Guy who created book milestones, influenced by Muhammad ibn al wahhab, anti ottoman, heroes to
terrorist/extremists |
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Tipu Sultan
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A mughal ruler important because by time he was ruler in late 18th other than god
century, tryed to prevent british raj, or rule. |
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Lepanto
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1571 naval battle fought between westerners and ottomans. Otoman loss
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Gallipoli
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The Gallipoli Campaign took place at Gallipoli peninsula in
Turkey from 25 April 1915 to 9 January 1916, during the First World War. A joint British Empire and French operation was mounted to capture the Ottoman capital of Istanbul, and secure a sea route to Russia. The attempt failed, with heavy casualties on both sides |
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Lesser Jihad
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External violence, motif for terrorism
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Janissaries
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Christian warriors hired by ottomans, elite forces. Obtained at very young age to have no tribal ties. Devshirme was the selection process of these children
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Francis Scott key
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Young American soldier, linked to the rocket’s red glare, noted by the Indian rockets
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