1. Asian Empires

2. Today we will look at three empires in Asia:,
China’s Qing dynasty
The Mughal Empire
The Ottoman Empire
None had the global impact of Europe’s American colonies
None were as devastating to the conquered peoples
None were fundamentally changed by the process of expansion
None found great riches

3. Qing Dynasty Expansion, 1680-1770
Secured control of China’s northern and western frontiers
Creating the borders of modern China
Motivated by security concerns
Keeping out the Mongols and the Russians

4. Ruling the Empire
Ruled it’s Central Asian empire separately from the rest of China Using local notables to run local affairs China wanted to run its empire without spending lots of money China did not assimilate local peoples Qing officials did NOT send settlers to newly acquired territories

5. Chinese conquests transform central Asia
Land-based trade became less important -- replaced by oceanic trade
Mongolian nobles lost their land to Chinese merchants
Pastoral Nomads fled to urban areas

6. The Mughal empire, 1526-1707 Fragile control of Indian subcontinent
Turkic Muslims warriors
A rare period of relative unity on the Indian subcontinent
Rulers were Muslims; most of the subjects were Hindu

7. Akbar The Great , 1556-1605 Mughal India’s most famous emperor
Worked to accommodate the Hindu majority
Married several Hindu princesses
Incorporated Hindus into political and military elite
Supported the building of Hindu temples
He acted on behalf of Hindu women

8. The Mughal empire – A Blended Culture
Indian – Persian – Turkic
Later generations of Muslims rejected this cultural synthesis and religious tolerance
They imposed Islamic law
Majority Hindus begin to oppose Mughal rule
India became divided – easy prey for the British in the 18th century

9. The OTTOMAN empire, 1300-1600 Massive expansion
Islamic World’s most significant empire
Turks at center of Islamic world
Incorporated a large number of Arabs
Incorporated Holy Cities
Mecca, Medina, and Jerusalem
Capture Constantinople
Rename it Istanbul

10. The Ottomans in Southeastern Europe
The Balkans -- 81% Christians
Ottoman officials were good to the Christians in the Balkans
In the Balkans: Many Christians preferred Ottoman rule
Beyond the Balkans: Ottomans seen as a threat to the rest of Europe.”
“The Terror of the Turk”