HIST 1011 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Plessey, Syncretism, Ambivalence
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Ottoman dominance in muslim world bc of land but also bc they had conquered holy city in 16c--medina and mecca--in 19c--wahabis start to revive islam and erosion of ottoman power bc thrown out of medina and mecca. Forces working at edge of empire to erode--bringing reform fundamentalism to the me and se asia. The mughal empire also has increasing difficulties bc of this. Problems with maintaining religious tolerance between different religions. The longevity of an empire that was basically one of conquest came under a lot of pressure bc of the conflict with the persians when they took away the treasure house which gave the state less funding. Opposing their rule over different clients was an issue. First wave was tributary with princes and when expanded again there were new concessions made; then the first princes got mad bc they got the short end of the stick.
