In five pages these empires are first compared in terms of their own differences and similarities and then are compared to the Seventeenth and Eighteenth century absolutist states of Europe. One source is cited in the bibliography.
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Whats so interesting is that despite their separation by time and place, both the empires and the absolutist states functioned very similarly. What this shows is that despite significant
differences, certain political regimes have been somewhat universal through the ages. The Muslim Empires: Ottoman, Persian and Mughal What is so
interesting about these empires is that they all had striking similarities as well as striking differences. In terms of similarities, all of these empires had three basic similar conditions:
traditional military reliance on cavalry, inward orientation, and multilinguisitc (The Ottoman, Safavid and Mughal Empires, 2002). An understanding of their differences provides even further insight into the distinguishing
characteristics of these empires. The Ottoman Empire was known for growth which occurred primarily by the conquest of land (The
Ottoman, Safavid and Mughal Empires, 2002). This was an empire and a society which was dominated by the military (The Ottoman, Safavid and Mughal Empires, 2002). It was
Osman and his descendants who founded the Ottoman Empire and were responsible for its rise (The Ottoman, Safavid and Mughal Empires, 2002).
As this empire grew in influence, they expanded into southeastern Europe, particularly the Balkans and Greece (The Ottoman, Safavid and Mughal Empires, 2002). This empire was responsible
for the conquest of Constantinople in 1453 which was an impressive feat for that time (The Ottoman, Safavid and Mughal Empires, 2002). The ultimate power of this empire was
realized in 1566, with the reign of Suleiman the Magnificent, and it was he who further led this empire into southern and eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (The