janissaries		lower ranking officials who took a portion of taxes paid instead of a salary
grand vizier		Location of major battle between the Safavids and Ottomans
jihad		the cremation of a widow (even if still living) on her husband's funeral pyre
othodoxy		Grandson of Babur who came to the throne at the age of 14
zamindars		Called the Magnificent by Europeans
suttee		Came from the mountains to established a new dynasty in 1500 in India
Sinan		Considered the most beautiful building in the world, built in Agra
sultan		New dynasty that arose in the 16th century
pashas		adventurer related to the great Asian conqueror Timur Lenk
Muhammad		Greatest of all Ottoman architects
Suleyman		The religous advisers of the Sultan
Agra		took control of Mesopotamia in the early 1500s
Babur		traditional religous beliefs
Akbar		Group of Osman Turks who began to expand into an empire in the early 14th century
Safvids		The chief minister who led meetings of the council
harem		the private domain of the sultan
Moguls		an elite guard of the Ottoman rulers
Tabriz		Where the Taj Mahal was built
shah		the central government made up of appointed officials who collected taxes and maintained laws
ulema		First prophet of Islam
Selim I		king of the new Persian state
Taj Mahal		the head of the Ottoman system was known a _________
Ottomans		holy war