Paper Summary:

This paper shows how the three great empires of the Ottomans, the Safavid and the Mughals represented growing interdependence with an exchange of people, technology and ideas. The paper examines each of the empires and the history of their rise to power and then looks at the major similarities between the empires. Lastly, the paper looks at the decline of these Islamic empires.

Table of Contents:
Ottoman Empire - Present day Turkey
Suleyman the Magnificifent
Safavid Persia (1500 - 1722)
The Great Mughal Empire (1523-1739)
Similarities between the Three Empires
Decline of Islamic Empires
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"The three great empires of the Ottomans, the Safavid and the Mughals represented growing interdependence with an exchange of people, technology and ideas. They set forth a concept of globalization which the Western world later adopted and advanced. Theirs was a supreme legacy of religion, art and nationalism. The three dynasties proved their supremacy to the rest of the world and advanced their military conquests to areas earlier unknown. They were technologically superior in their time, but refused to conform with evolving technological advancement, which led to their downfall."

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