Indus River Ganges River

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Indus RiverGanges River
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Early conquests to the east
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Who first brought Islam to the Hindu lands of
India?
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Mahmud of Ghazna (998 1030) and successors
established Turkish/Persian Muslim dynasties in
S. Asia
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Political turmoilAfghan Ghurids took over the
Ghaznavid Empire c. 1200
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Political Turmoil Challenges to Ghurid
leadership
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Military slaves take over in 1210 (Mamluk
Sultanate of Delhi)
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How would you compare the Delhi and Mamluk
Sultanates?
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Reign of Muhammad ibn Tughluq (1335 42)
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Dissolution of the Mongol Empires

• Chaghatay (1334)
• Il-khanate (1335)
• The Horde (1359)
• Yuan (1368)

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Scourges of the 14th century Dar
al-IslamPlague and Tamerlane
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What caused the plague? How did it spread?
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What were the consequences of plague in the Dar
al-Islam?
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How did contemporaries explain the disease? What
role did religion play?
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Who was Timur Lang (Tamerlane)? What were his
goals?
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Tamerlane sacks Delhi (1398),attacks Mamluks 1400
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How does Ibn Arabshah depict Tamerlane? Why?
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By 1400 Mamluks, Tamerlane, Ottomans