1. Ottoman, Safavid, & Mughal Empires
The Gunpowder Empires

3. Land-Based Empires
Height of Muslim political & military power in history
Counter European global influence
Decline by 1750

4. Social Patriarchy Wives have influence Ottoman = Turkic & Arab
Safavid = Persian & Turkic
Mughal = Turkic & Mongol

5. Political
Autocracy
Authority based on military prowess & religious piety
Create large bureaucracies
Aristocracy = land grants
All 3 have large army
Only Ottoman’s have navy

6. Religious Ottoman = Sunni Safavid = Shi’ite Mughal = Sunni
Ottoman & Safavid often fighting
Mughal rule Hindu’s - tolerant

7. Interactions Ottoman - foreign traders, Janissaries, get to Europe
Safavid - fairly isolated, war with Ottoman, Christian soldiers from Russia
Mughal - within empire, Indian Ocean trade, independent merchant ships

8. Intellectual All support arts & improvements Build many buildings
Create beautiful mosaic tile

9. Technology Gunpowder Safavid = get information from Europeans
Ottoman = believe they are superior

10. Economic All based on agriculture Trade also important
Ottoman’s best at trade because of capital
Safavid = rugs
New World silver trade causes inflation

11. Decline New World silver Issues keeping everyone happy
Problem with corruption
Problem with succession