1. Introduction to
Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal
Empires

2. INCOME
 How much does Bill Gates make per year?
 About 2 billion? Net worth over 50 billion.
 How much does the President of the U.S.
make?
 400,000 + a 50,000 expense account

3. INCOME
 King of Saudi Arabia’s net worth is . . .
 21 billion

4. INCOME
 King of France in 1500 c.e. received about:
 1 million per year
 Suleiman, the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
in the 1500s received about . . .
 80 million per year

5. Suleiman the Lawgiver

8. The Point Is . . .
 The Ottoman Empire was one of
the wealthiest and most
powerful Empires of the world at
its time. It was the dominating
power of the Mediterranean.

11. Do you remember?
 By the 1100s, the Islamic Empire had
split into several different caliphates . . .
centered in Spain, Egypt, and the Middle
East.
 The Seljuk Turks were the group in
control of the Middle East by the 1100s.
 The Mongols invaded and killed the
Seljuk caliph of Baghdad.

12. The Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman Turks started as soldiers and
slaves of the Seljuks. After the Seljuks
were defeated by the Mongols, the
Ottoman Turks gained power after the
Mongols left.

18. Other Major Islamic Empires
 Safavid (Persia) and Mughal (India)
 The Safavid Empire was mostly
Shi’ite and a rival of the Ottoman
Empire.
 The Mughal Empire was an empire
in which a Muslim minority
controlled a Hindu majority creating
a very complex culture.

20. Primary Source Analysis
 Read the descriptions of Turks and
Christians by Brocquière and Sultan
Bayezid II from the handouts.
------------------------------ Read Busbecq’s Letter (Docs in WH Vol 2 p
47-49) on “The Turkish Army.”
------------------------------ Read Busbecq’s Letter (Docs in WH Vol 2 p
49-50) on “Bows and Arrows and Other
Matters” & “Christian Slaves.”

21. Primary Source Analysis
 SOAPStone
 What is the source about? What are the
important details?
 What does the source say about gender
roles?
 What does the source say about religion?

24. Quote of the Day
“God is on everyone's side … but
in reality, he seems to be on the
side that has plenty of money
and large armies.”
Jean Anouilh

25. Ottoman Cannon 1600s