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Period: Feb 13, 1300 to
The Ottman Empire
In the mid-1200's Muslim Turkish wariorrs known as Ottmans began to take terittory from the Christian Byzantine Empire. The eventually ruled land from eastern Europe to North Africa and Arabia. -
Feb 13, 1453
Medmed II captures Constantinople
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Period: Feb 13, 1501 to
The Sfavid Empire
As the Ottman Empire reached it's height, a group of Persian Muslims, the Safavids, was gaining power to the east, in the area of present-day Iran. -
Feb 13, 1514
Safavids defeated by Ottomans
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Feb 13, 1520
Suleyman the Magnificent becomes King
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Period: Feb 13, 1526 to
The Mughal Empire
East of the Safavid Empire, in Northen India, lay Mughal Empire. The Mughals were Turkish Muslims from Central Asia. Their empire was established by a leader named Badur. -
Feb 13, 1556
Akbar becomes King
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Abbas becomes Shah of the Safavid Empire
