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Osman and his followers united to form the early Ottoman Empire. At the time they were known as the Ghazis. They then captured Bursa and made it their capital.
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After expanding Ottoman territories, the capital is changed. It is changed from Bursa to the city of Istanbul.
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The Ottoman empire became very powerful. They conquered Serbia, Bosnia, Athens, and Constantiopal.
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As the Muslim religion developes, the Ottomans changed Constinopal's name to Istanbul. Today, Istanbul is a major city in Turkey.
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Babur starts the Mughal empire with his followers. He started his empire in northern India
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Sulieman the magnifient becomes the Sultan. This marks the beginning of the golden age for the Ottomans. Suliman increased trade and made taxes equal to non-muslims.
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Babur dies in his empire in India. And his son take over.
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Sulieman expands the territory from Egypt to Hungary.
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Akbar becomes the greatest emperor in the Mughal empire after Humayun, Babur's son dies. He becomes emperor at the age of 13.
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Akbar begins taking over neighboring lands around his empire.
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The mughals start using the gold coin as their currency.
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Shah Jahan gets power in 1628 and starts his reign.
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Shah Jahan completes one of the most famous building projects in history.
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Sultan Mehmed the 5th suceeds his deranged father.
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Aurangzeb was the last emporer to reign over the great empire. After him other rulers lost land of empire.
