The Muslim World Expands

Achieved the most dramatic feat in Ottoman history by conquering Constantinople.

A rebellious warrior and conquerer from Samarkand, temporarily halted the Ottoman Empire. 

Inherited an area that is now Uzbekistan, Tajikistan laid the foundation of the Mughal Empire.

A member of an elite force of soldiers in the Ottoman Empire.

Nonviolent group of people whose beliefs blend elements of Buddhism, Hinduism and Sufism. 

Took the Safavid throne in 1587 and helped create a Safavid culture and golden age. 

"Overlord" or "one with power"; title for ottoman rulers. 

A Shi'a Muslim dynasty that built an empire in Persia in the 16th-18th Centuries.

Builder of the Taj Mahal. 

Capitol of the Safavid Empire built by Shah Abbas.

Babur's grandson, ruled the Mughals with wisdom and tolerance. 

A tomb in Agra, built by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan. 

Followers of the most successful ghazi, Osman, who was called Othman in the west.

Known as the "Magnificent", created the law code, simplified the taxes, reduced bureaucracy. 

Safavid military leader who conquered Iran, killed everyone who didn't convert to Shi'ism. 

The nomads who invaded the Indian subcontinent in the 16th century and established an empire.  

Hereditary monarch of Iran 

In the Ottoman Empire, the policy of taking boys from conquered Christian people for Islam. 

Anatolian Turks who saw themselves as warriors for Islam.