Chapter 22 By bryantet@oaklandchristian.com 1243 Mongol Invasion of Asia Minor 1281 Founding of Ottoman dynasty 1334 Death of First Safavid Sufi master at Ardabil 1453 Ottoman capture of Constantinople 1517 Ottoman capture of Syria and Egypt 1540 Babur’s successor, Humayan, driven from India 1556 Mughal empire reestablished in north India Period: 1556 to 1605 Reign of Akbar Period: 1588 to 1629 Reign of Abbas I (the great) in Persia Period: 1657 to 1658 Great War of Succession between sons of Shah Jahan