HIS 100 Chapter 1: Islamic Empires

• School: University of Hartford
• Department: History - A&S
• Course: HIS 100
• Professor: Professor Rosenthal

Document Summary

Late 13th century under tribal leader osman. Expanded to occupy land between the black and mediterranean seas. Established permanent settlements consisting of: beys as provincial governors o. Sultans: collecting taxes based off social classes. 1360: orkhan succeeded by son murad who built up strong military: christians recruited as soldiers and converted to islam (referred to as janissaries) o. Defeated serbs in the battle of kosovo in 1389. Constructed fortresses located on the bosporus to take down byzantine. Mehmet took constantinople in 1453 and renamed it as istanbul. Selim named himself the new caliphate after taking over holy islam cities such as. Took over parts of africa including tripoli and algeria. Pashas collected taxes and maintained order at a regional level: became wealthy by collecting taxes far in excess of what they owed the government. Sultan obtained supreme authority in politics and military. Tribal leaders collected taxes which were sent to the bey.