HIST 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Seydi Ali Reis, Hindu Kush, Ottoman Empire
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Sidi ali reis - admiral of the ottoman empire. Referred to as india - major center of civilization for thousands of years. Occasionally, some rulers gained control over india but it usually didn"t last very long. 1200 - significant change, movement of people - turkish, mongols, etc. Modern afghanistan was occupied by muslim turkish speaking people - they wanted to live in india. Huge mountain range called the hindu kush - could only be crossed through the kyber. Once you got through, you were in the northern plains of india. Made delhi their headquarters and called themselves the sultans of delhi - became the. Turkic speaking or persian speaking rulers - all the invaders were muslim, and therefore introduced islam to india. They permitted hindus and other religions to practice their religion but they had to acknowledge that their rulers were muslim. To have an influential position in the government you had to be a muslim.
