Title: Islamic gunpowder empires
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.
Subjects: History
Places: Turkey, Iran, Mogul Empire
Time periods: Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918, Ṣafavid dynasty, 1501-1736