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Jan 1, 1156
akbar
ruled during 1556 to 1605.
he wasalso a cultural belnder.
he gave land to his bureacrats.
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Jan 1, 1300
osman
In 1300 and 1326 Osman built a small muslim state in Anatolia . He exanded this by buying land , forming alliancs with someemirs , and conquering others. Ottomans military success was largly based on the use of gunpower. page 507 -
Jan 1, 1398
timer the lame
destroyed delhi . one witness quoted "for months, not a bird would move in thye city." Delhi did get rebuilt.
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Jan 1, 1400
europeans
they battled muslims for the holy lands in southwest asia.
the main reasonfor european exploration was the desire for new sources.
europeans still wanted spices after the crusaders ended.
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Jan 1, 1415
portugal
henry helped conquer the muslim city of ceuta in north africa.
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babur
he ingeritaed the kingdom at age 11.
in 1526 , he led 12000 troops to victory.
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Suleyman
Suleyman took the throne in 1520 and ruled for 46 years. In 1521 he he conquered the important European city of Belgrade in 1521. Suleyman advanced into Hungary and Austria and doing that put Europe into a great sence of fear.
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shah abbas
took thron in 1587. he reformed military and civilian life. Shah abbas helped create the safavid empire and other things as well. page 514 -
aurangzebs reign
rulede from 1658 to 1707.
expaned the mughal holdings.
doubled taxes on hindu merchants.
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british and french
british and france had gained a foothold in the rgion by 1700.
in 1664 , france entered tthe asia trade.
in 1720s the french company establishhed an outpost in india.
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