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Southwest Asia and the Indian Ocean 1500-1750

  • Period: Feb 6, 1300 to

    Ottoman Empire

    Islamic State founded by Osman in northwestern Anatolia 1300ca. After the fall of the Byzantine Empire was based at Istanbul from 1453 to 1922. It encompased lands in the Middle East, Africa, the Caucasus, and Eastern Europe.
  • Period: Feb 6, 1502 to Oct 8, 1524

    Safavid

    Shah Ismail establishes Safavid rule in Iran
  • Period: Feb 6, 1502 to

    Safavid Empire

    Iranian Kingdom established by Ismail Safavi, who declared Irans Shi'ite state.
  • Period: Feb 1, 1516 to Feb 6, 1517

    Selim I

    Selim I conqueres Egypt and Syria
  • Jan 1, 1520

    Ottomans

    Ottomans
    The Ottomans were the most powerful Empire throughout the known world.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1520 to Apr 8, 1566

    Suleiman

    The reign of Suleiman aswell as the Peak of the Ottoman Empire
  • Period: Feb 6, 1526 to

    Mughal Empire

    Muslim state exercisiing dominion over most of Indiain the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.
  • Nov 6, 1526

    Mughal

    Mughal
    Babur deafeats the last Sultan of Dehli
  • May 6, 1529

    Ottomans

    First Ottoman seige of Vienna
  • Period: Jan 12, 1556 to

    Mughal

    Akbar ruled Agra which was also the Peak of the Mughal Empire
  • Dec 15, 1571

    Ottoman

    Ottomans suffered a naval deafeat at Lepanto
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    Safavid

    Reign of shah Abbas the Great this period was the Peak of the Safavid Empire
  • Period: to

    Shah Abbas

    The fifth and most renowned ruler of the Safavid dynasty in Iran. Abbas moved the royal capital to Isfahan in 1598.
  • Ottomans

    Ottomans
    The Ottoman Empire put a complete stop on Anatolian revolts.
  • Period: to

    Mughal

    Aurangzeb imposes conservative for the Islamic regime
  • Period: to

    Tulip Period

    Last years of the reign of Ottoman Sultan Ahmed III, during which European styles and attitudes became briefly popular in Istanbul.
  • Safavid

    Safavid
    Afghan invaders topple the last Safavid Shah and take over the area.
  • Ottomans

    Janissary revolts begins a period of Ottoman conservationism
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    Safavid

    Nadir Shah temporarily reunites Iran and also invades India in 1739
  • Mughal

    Mughal
    Iranians under Nadir Shah take over Dehli