Islamic gunpowder empires
Subtitle: Ottomans, Safavids, and Mughals
By: Douglas E. Streusand
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group; Bookpoint Limited [Distributor]
Published: 2019
Place of publication: Abingdon; Abingdon
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
ISBN-13: 9780367095925
Subjects: History; Ṣafavid Dynasty (Iran)
Description: The author explains the origins of the three empires: the Ottomans (centered in what is now Turkey), the Safavids (in modern Iran), and the Mughals (ruling the Indian subcontinent) and compares the ideological, institutional, military, and economic contributors to their success.