CHAPTER 17

Culture and Conflict in the Great Islamic

Empires, 1071– 1707

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1. The Conquests of Timur Lenk

A. Early LifeB. Timur’s Strengths and Good Fortune

1. Advantages2. Conquests

C. Attack on the OttomansD. Timur as Warrior and Administrator

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2. The Cosmopolitan Ottoman Empire

A. Nomads and IslamB. Ottomans and ByzantinesC. Mehmed the ConquerorD. Ottoman State and Society

1. The Ottoman government’s unique synthesis2. Ottoman society

E. Suleiman the Magnificent1. The Ottoman Empire as a force in world affairs2. Suleiman the lawgiver

F. A Faltering Empire

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3. Safavid Persia: A Shi’ite State

A. Shi’ite Islam as a Unifying Force1. The Safavid movement2. Persia and its neighbors

B. Regional and Islamic Influence on Family and Gender Roles

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4. The Mughal Empire: A Muslim Minority Rules India

A. The Delhi Sultanate in India1. Temporary unity

B. Babur: Founding the Mughal Empire1. Babur

C. Akbar’s Reign of Cultural Accommodation1. Tolerance2. Government3. Persian influence

D. The Great Mughals1. Nur Jahan and Shah Jahan: lighting the world2. Aurangzeb’s reign: rebellion and disunity

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