Chapter 27 Vocab: Traditions and Encounters 5th Edition
Qizilbash
"red heads", Turkish tribes that were important allies of Shah Ismail in the formation of the Safavid Empire
Taj Mahal
A beautiful tomb built by the Mughal ruler Shah Jahan to honor his wife.
Shah Jahan
Akbar's grandson
Millet
An autonomous, self-governing community in the Ottoman empire
Steppe Tradition
Autocratic emperors, problems with royal succession, Ottoman emperors could legally kill brothers
Twelver Shiism
Branch of Islam that stressed that there were 12 perfect religious leaders after Muhammad and the 12th went into hiding and would return someday; Shah Ismail spread this variety through the Safavid empire
Akbar
Brilliant charismatic leader (1556-1605), created a centralized and absolutist government; expanded to southern India; encoraged religious tolerance
Isfahan
Capital of the Safavid Empire.
Mehmed II
Captured Constantinople (1453); expanded empire to other regions
Jesuits of Goa
Center for Christian missions, welcomed Akbar (not interested)
Constantinople
Conquered by Ottomans, became Istanbul
Shah Ismail
Founder of Safavid Empire
Topaki
Housed government offices and Sultans residence
Mughal Empire
Islamic dynasty that ruled India from the 16th century through the 18th; construction of Taj Mahal representative of their splendor; with the exception of the enlightened reign of Akbar, the increasing conflict between Hindus and Muslims was another one of their legacies
Ghazi
Islamic religious warrior
Safavids
Later Persian Empire (1501-1722) that was founded by Shah Ismail and that became a center for Shiism; empire reached its peak under Shah Abbas and centered on the Capital of Isfahan
Divine Faith
One of Akbar's attempts to reconcile Muslim and Hindu people; a combination of Muslim, Hindu, Zoroastrian, Christian and Sikh; new form of religion where the emperor was infallible because he was guided in his every decision by God
Suleyman the Magnificent
Ottoman Turkish Ruler (1520-1566) most powerful/wealthy ruler of the 16th century; built powerful navy; expanded to central Europe and Southwest Asia
Piri Reis
Ottoman cartographer who gathered European maps
Devshrime
Ottoman requirement that the Christians in the Balkans provide young boys to be slaves to the sultan
Janissaries
Ottoman slave soldiers, mostly Christian youths, who defended the Ottoman Empire and wore uniforms, were paid in cash as regular soldiers, and marched to distinctive music.
Ottomans
Powerful Turkish empire that lasted from the conquest of Constantinople in 1453 until 1918 and reached its peak during the reign of Suleyman the Magnificent
Ottoman Navy
Powerful; challenge European fleets
Shah Abbas the Great
Revitalized the Safavid Empire (1588-1629), modernized military, sought for European allies against the Ottomans
Battle of Chaldrian
Sunni Ottomans persucuted Shiites wihtin Ottoman Empire
Jizya
Tax in Islamic empires that imposed on non-Muslims
Fatehpur Sikri
city that served as Akbar's capital from 1569-1585, constructed by Mughal architects out of red sandstone and white marble in honor of Sheikh Salim Chisti