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xi, 146 pages 21 cm Includes bibliographical references (pages 144-146) PART 1. THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE: 1. The character of the Ottoman Empire ; 2. The Ottoman slave system: the Devshirme or Child Tribute ; 3. The Ottoman Administration ; 4. The Janissaries and the Ottoman Army ; 5. Religious minorities in the Ottoman Empire ; 6. Muhammad the Conqueror ; 7. The Turkish siege of Vienna, 1529 -- PART 2. SAFAVID PERSIA: 8. 8. The rise of the Safavids ; 9. The earliest European accounts of Shah Isma'il -- PART 3. THE SCHISM IN THE MUSLIM WORLD: 10. Sultan Selim's letter to Shah Isma'il ; 11. The Battle of Chaldiran, 1514 ; 12. The effect of firearms on Middle East politics around 1500 -- PART 4. MAMLUK EGYPT: 13. The character of Mamluk rule ; 14. An Egyptian chronicler describes the Ottoman defeat of the Mamluks, 1516 -- PART 5. ISLAM IN THE EURASIAN STEPPES: 15. An Italian envoy crosses the Land of the Golden Horde ; 16. The Uzbeks: Shaibani, the Last Nomad Conqueror -- PART 6. MOGUL INDIA: 17. Babur's account of India and of his victory at Panipat, 1526 ; 18. The character and achievement of Babur ; 19. A comparison of the Ottoman and Mogul Empire -- PART 7. ISLAM IN SOUTHEAST ASIA: 20.

Author

John J. Saunders

Publisher

Englewood Cliffs, N.J., Prentice-Hall

Published

1966

Language

EN

Subjects

History, Islam, Humanities