Safavids

11 09, 2017

Sofia Baffo and the Ottoman Empire – 1600s AD

By |2019-09-05T06:35:48-07:00September 11th, 2017|West Asia|Comments Off on Sofia Baffo and the Ottoman Empire – 1600s AD

Sofia Baffo Sofia Baffo - a woman in charge Sofia Baffo took control of the Ottoman Empire in 1583 AD. She ruled through her husband Murad III after her aunt and mother-in-law Nurbanu [...]

11 09, 2017

West Asian government – Ottomans and Safavids

By |2019-09-05T06:36:36-07:00September 11th, 2017|West Asia|Comments Off on West Asian government – Ottomans and Safavids

Sofia Baffo (about 1600 AD) The two great kingdoms of West Asia between 1500 and 1900, the Ottoman Empire and the Safavid Empire, were both monarchies. So they were supposed to be ruled by a single [...]

7 09, 2017

Steel history – medieval to modern steel

By |2018-09-10T06:07:42-07:00September 7th, 2017|Central Asia, Science|Comments Off on Steel history – medieval to modern steel

Steel history: a Safavid steel helmet (Iran, 1500s AD) Medieval steel from India and Iran The wars after the collapse of the Mongol Empire in the 1300s stopped steel production in Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan. [...]

19 07, 2017

The Mughal Empire – History of India

By |2019-08-07T11:25:08-07:00July 19th, 2017|History, India, Where|Comments Off on The Mughal Empire – History of India

Mughal Empire - Babur, first Mughal ruler Timur's descendants: the Mughal Empire Timur's empire collapsed when he died in 1405 AD. Then the Mongols lost control of India for a while. Local Muslim leaders formed small [...]

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