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Queue: A hairstyle common among the Manchu
Ming: Dynasty skilled in sailing
Taiping Rebellion: 1850 to 1864 causing terrible destruction
Oda Nobunga: Major daimyo who later committed suicide
Matthew Perry: Presented letter from President Fillmore that urged the Japanese to accept the American Treaty
Consulates: Diplomatic offices headed by consuls
Ghazis: Turkish warriors for Islam Janissaries: War captives and Christian slaves soldiers Silk: By the 1600s, the
Ottoman government lost control of profitable silk
Red Hats: These were used by the Kizilbash, a Safavid army
Babur: A descendant of the Mongol leader Timmur Abbas: “The Great” became shah
Akbar: The greatest Mughal emperor, took the throne at the age of 13
Taj Mahal: Built as a tomb for Shah Jahan’s wife, Mumtaz Mahal
Aurangzeb: The princely title of Muhi-ud-Din Muhammad, who killed his older brother
Toyotomi Hideyoshi: Led Nobunaga’s army and the second of the overlords
Tokugawa Ieyasu: Hideyoshi’s most powerful vessal, succeded him as overlord
Timur: Turko-Mongol leader created an army and built his power in central Asia
Treaty of Kanagawa- Through this treaty, delivered by Perry, the Americans obtained fuel, shelter, and supplies
Hsuan-yeh: Qing emperor, who ruled the country with traditional Chinese techniques
Philology- Qing scholars studied this, which was the history of literature and language.
White Lotus Rebellion- Members of a Buddhist cult (White Lotus Society) led the revolt, later the Qing dynasty started to decline
Opium War- A conflict between China and Britain in a naval battle
Free Trade- Developed in the West as a result of Mercantilism, “Bristish traders who did not work for the British East India Company resented the company’s monopoly on tea trade”
Suleyman- Greatest Ottoman sultan, ruled from 1520 to 1566
Mehmed II- Conquereed Constantinople in 1453
Millets- Organized separate religious communities
Safi od-Din- head of Safavid family
Abbas- Became shah Rajputs- Indian warrior princes who challenged Delhi sultans
Aurangzeb- Killed his older brother, imprisoned Shah Jahan, and declared himself emperor