BIOC192 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Mughal Empire, Imperial Units, Religious Pluralism
20 Jan 2017
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-a) the link between trade networks or world systems. ---i) moving from western edge to east (show map) west: ghana, mali empires, east: moving to east during the time masa musa travel to mecca, swahii coast, convert to islam. ---i) buffer state between the seljuks and byzantines. 13th c. window opportunity: both of the larger empires had been weaken. 1. service as mercenary for both sides increased holding, capcaity. 2. gain confident to have their own right became an affective fighting force to help expanse the region. ---i) conquest of constantinople in 1453 by mehmet ii hard to conquest constantinople picture of mehmet--sniffing at the flower indicated constantinople. ---ii) greatest expansion in 1500s under suleiman the magnificent (or law-giver ) conquered middle-east, egypt, north africa. -naval power--control the red sea as well as persian gulf, eastern mediterranean formidable land and naval power trade must through ottoman land.
