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Safavid Empire

Safavid Empire. Most important things to remember Shi’a Islam Under Abbas Modernized slave army with gunpowder (trained by British) Cultural center at the capital, Ishfahan Carpet weaving industry e.g. Persian rugs. Safavid Impact on Today. Mughal Timeline.

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Safavid Empire

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  1. Safavid Empire Most important things to remember Shi’a Islam Under Abbas • Modernized slave army with gunpowder (trained by British) • Cultural center at the capital, Ishfahan • Carpet weaving industry e.g. Persian rugs

  2. Safavid Impact on Today

  3. Mughal Timeline • Create a timeline of the rulers of the Mughal Empire with the major events from their reign.

  4. Akbar Inspecting the Construction of Fatehpur-Sikri

  5. Jahangir Preferring a Sufi sheikh to Kings

  6. It acquired its name from its unique shape. It had the figures of two peacocks standing behind it, their tails being expanded and the whole was inlaid with sapphires, rubies, emeralds, pearls and other precious stones of appropriate colors so as to represent life. The bars were decorated with crosses of rubies and emeralds, and also with diamonds and pearls. There were 108 large rubies on the throne, and 116 emeralds. The twelve columns supporting the canopy were decorated with rows of splendid pearls. Shah Jahan on the Peacock Throne

  7. Scene from the Razmnama

  8. TajMahal Tomb of Akbar the Great

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