ottomans
rose out of Seljuks
Very large and capture Constantinople/Cairo
Suleyman I: legal code (fair trial) and slight religious freedom
devshirme
fall bc of no industry, no education and enemies
safavid
exist bc enemy to Sunni Ottomans
Shah Abbas and religious freedom
devshirme but not forced
patrons of arts
silk
financial, educational, political and travel women's rights
fall bc of discrediting internal and external Turks
mughals
stateless
ghengis khan
religious freedom: no jizya or devshirme
agriculture and mining
wealthy women secluded or prostitution
akbar golden age
fall bc of aurenzeb intolerance
devshirme
using christian boys (8-18)
converting them and using them to protect and run gov
janissaries