1. Ottoman, Safavid, & Mughal Empires - Compared

2. Ottoman, Safavid, & Mughal Empires: compared
They were Islamic.
They existed at about the same time –Suleiman, Abbas I, Akbar were the rulers at the height of each empire and were contemporaries.

4. CAPITALS Ottoman Mughal
Bursa then Istanbul
Delhi
The Red Fort
Sulimaniye Mosque

5. Safavid - Isfahan

6. Ottoman, Safavid, & Mughal Empires: compared
They were Military Empires &
“Gunpowder Empires”

7. Ottoman Cannon 1600s

8. Ottoman, Safavid, & Mughal Empires: compared
They were Military Empires & “Gunpowder Empires”
Each had a centralized government with a Sultan, Shah, or Emperor as the key leader
Bureaucracies managed the empires (Ottoman bureaucracy was the most extensive).

9. Ottoman, Safavid, & Mughal Empires: compared
Each had Slavery as an institution – nonMuslims were slaves but the
status of slaves varied widely
Concubines of India

11. Ottoman, Safavid, & Mughal Empires: compared
Factors of Decline were similar –
Inflation & Taxation of the lower classes
The Land-Grant system (land given to military officers but not hereditary) limited development
Weak rulers

12. Religious Intolerance
Religious minorities were persecuted at times – Sunnis, Shi’a, Sikhs, others
non-Muslims paid higher taxes
They launched missionary efforts and reforms aimed at religious nonconformists

13. Religious Tolerance
Government positions were available to outsiders and nonMuslims
Christians and Jews and their communities were given special status
Some reforms were made to benefit nonMuslims