TheOttomanSafavidandMughalEmpiresarecalledtheGunpowderEmpiresbecausetheyhadstrongmilitarypowersthatutilizedgunpowderandinnovativeartilleryThatsuccessfullyhelpedthemtoexpandandprotecttheirterritoryTheGunpowderEmpiresweresignificantduetotheirimpactonthetradeandmilitaryDuetotheirpowertheseempirescontrolledtheimportantregionofEurasiathatoversawtradebetweenEuropeandAsia