Compare And Contrast Ming And Ottoman Empires

The Ottoman and Mughal empires were two of the greatest and most successful empires to ever form in history. However, they both had some similarities as well as differences. Both empires went through tough periods of time, but at some point they also went through times of growth and prosperity. Although the Ottoman and Mughal Empire both did not force conversions into Islam, the Ottoman’s development relied on their tough military force, while the decline of the Mughal Empire was caused by Aurangzeb’s policy of religious persecution and high taxes.

The post-classical era in history (600CE- 1250CE) saw the rise and fall of many great empires. In the early part of the era, the Islamic Caliphates acted as a core region in the Middle East, heavily influencing the region around them. On the other side of the world, the Aztec Empire rose to power in the later part of the era with minimal trans-regional influence. Although on different sides of the world, both empires found similar ways to adapt to their diverse environments. In the post-classical era, the rise of the Islamic Caliphates and the Aztec Empire were similar in that they established cohesion through their respective cultures and used military conquest to come to power. Although there are similarities in the rise of power in the Caliphates and the Aztec Empire, there is a difference in the speed of expansion given that the Caliphates were located in a central trading region while the Aztec Empire was not.

The Ottoman Empire and the Qing Dynasty both had their chance at being a world superpower in the eighteenth and nineteenth century. Like all empires, there were times of prosperity and times of despair. In 1908 and 1912, the Ottoman Empire and Qing Dynasty began to deteriorate, losing their dominance over other rising dominions through internal and external conflicts. Although both powers had similar patters of decline, it was the differences that distinguished the fall of the Ottomans in the west and the Qing in the east.

Each empire has its own unique strengths and differences that aid in their emergence, growth, and decline. While there are many differences between empires, there are fundamental similarities that are common throughout every society. The Han, Mauryan, and Roman Empires all have different strengths and differences, but are fundamentally the empires are similar in their primary doctrines.

Throughout time empires have risen and fallen and taken various approaches in doing so. Some of these society were warlike, while others focused on intellectual discovery. Among these various societies were great empires like the Ottoman, the Mughal, the Spanish, and the Ming. All four of these great empire ruled at overlapping times but all eventually fell for different reasons. All had strengths and weakness and can be used as a learning opportunity for an empire that came after them. From the Ming and the Ottoman you can learn strength such as religious tolerance and government structure. On the other hand, the Mughal and the Spanish teach us the dangers of over taxing and over centralizing government. In order for an empire to successfully function they must have an accepting culture, a balanced economy, and manageable size.

People, places, and/or things come and go, changing from one thing to another or none at all. In other cases, it is just not people, places, and/or things, it can also be generations or empires. Empires are known to adopt similar traditions or beliefs from other empires. In addition, some empires have similar, but slightly different laws and/or goals. Two of the empires that were similar, but different is many ways are the Ottoman and Mughal Empires.

Both the Ottoman and the Mungal empires were not only among the most successful empires but also the greatest empires which have been highly esteemed in the history. The two empires had various military similarities despite the fact that there were many differences which existed. Both of the empires had gone through times of growth as well as prosperity. Despite the fact that Ottoman and Mungal Empire never forced conversions into Islam, the Ottoman Empire was heavily relying on the tough military training. Both of the empires had diverse military strategies that they use to ensure that they ruled throughout Asia, with the Ottoman Empire extending into the European region. My article thus analysis the various military capabilities

The Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughals were all gunpowder empires. The purpose of this essay is to compare and contrast the differences between all of these empires mentioned. Each fall into five different categories.

It is the intention of this paper to take an insightful look at two significantly major historical empires, the Ottoman Empire and the Safavid Empire. According to Quataert, “the Ottoman Empire was one of the greatest, long lasting and most extensive empires in the history of the world” (3). At its height, the Ottoman Empire had a reign of 600 years and during the 15th and 16th century was recognized as one of the most powerful states on the world’s stage. The Ottoman Empire shared its place of significance with several other places of influence, England, Spain, Rome, France and the Dutch Empire to the west and the Safavid state and the Moghul Empire to the east.

The Mongols were nomads, which is one of the main differences between the two empires. The Mongols had begun their empire as pagans, but ultimately converted to the Islamic religion. But although they had converted religions, they still followed many of the traditions of the pagan religion, such as if a ruler were to pass way, any and all military action were to immediate cease and the soldiers must all return home. Unfortunately, the Mongols were not nearly as technologically advanced or knowledgeable as the Aztecs. For that reason, they instead,

History has consisted of many different empires. Two of the earlier empires are known as the Ottoman Empire and the Safavid Empire. The Ottoman Empire was established around 1299 by Osman I, who was also a leader of the Turkish tribes (History.com). The Ottomans began in Asia Minor during the break down of the Turks, which later led the Ottoman Empire to expand and conquer land across Asia and Europe. While the Safavid Empire was established in 1501 east of the Ottoman Empire. The Safavid Empire emerged in modern day Iran, which was east of where the Ottoman Empire started and expanded. Both of these empires were strong in power and had many resources available to them.

Which means that the Europeans were trading half of their goods to the Ottomans for wheat, timber, and coal. The Ming traded to the west with the Europeans and profited highly from it. Much world history is influenced by the Ming and Western Europe. As the Europeans went looking for new and faster ways to get silk and spices from China. Of course, this influenced China too.

Emperor Yongle and Zheng He, his “Admiral of the Indian Ocean,” launched a voyage into the Indian Ocean in the fall of 1405. There were several other voyages that we sent out between 1405 and 1433 and they also engaged in private overseas trade. During this time Admiral Zheng and his taskforce became skilled at the basics of the ocean currents and modernized the skills such as navigating

the Ming dynasty had a highly ranked Muslim admiral that turned into a great explorer. This admiral was named Zheng He. His voyages were remarkable because of the massive ships and the multiple allies that were made. The ships that were taken consisted of huge treasure ships that were surrounded by smaller fleets of ships. The places that the fleets visited were amazed by the wealth and power of the Ming Dynasty. The Ming dynasty demanded tribute and gave precious goods to the people that they met which gained many positive allies. Eventually Zeng he died as well as the emperor he had befriended and the lavish expedition came to a stop.

Zheng He was a great Chinese explorer and fleet commander. He commanded seven major expeditions to explore the world for the Chinese emperor and to establish trade in new areas. He commanded expeditionary voyages to Southeast Asia, South Asia, Western Asia, and East Africa from 1405 to 1433. He was born into a Muslim family, however towards his adulthood, he became religiously eclectic. However on his expeditions, he spread Islam in Southeast Asia. From that, Islam continued to spread in Southeast Asia in different forms such as trade, travelling preachers, and immigration. He is said to have led China to become the superpower of the Indian Ocean, which is considered the world's most important crossroads of trade, in the 15th century. In present-day,