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The Abbasid Caliphate was the third major Islamic Caliphate. It was ruled by Abbasid dynasty, which descended from Muhammads uncle. The empire lasted from 750 CE when it overthrew the Umayad Caliphate, until 1258 CE, when the Mongols sacked Baghdad.

Delhi Sultanate

An Islamic empire based in Delhi that stretched across large parts of the Indian subcontinent for 320 years from 1206 to 1562 AD. It was ruled sequentially by five distinct dynasties before being replaced by the Mughal Empire.

Seljuk Empire

Was a major medieval Sunni Muslim empire ruled by Org Nuz Turks. It lasted from 1027 to 1194 ( with offshoots lasting into the 14th century)

Crusades

The crusades were a series of religious military campaigns backed by the Catholic Church between 1095 and 1291.

Bhakti Movement

Was a religious and social revolution in India lasting from the 7th to the 17th century. It focused on intense personal devotion to a single deity as the direct path to spiritual liberation, bypassing complex rituals and rigid caste views.

Vijayanagara Empire

A powerful South Indian empire based in the Deccan. Founded in 1336 by the brothers Harihara and Bakka Raya, It grew into power before declining after it’s defeat at the battle of Talikota in 1565.

Khemer Empire

Powerful State in Southeast Asia that lasted from 802 to 1431 AD. Centered in Modern day Cambodia, it ruled large parts of Southeast Asia and built the famous temple complex of Angkor Wat

Sufis

The mythical practitioners of sufism, an inward, spiritual, dimension of Islam. They focus on self purification, asceticism, and experiencing the direct love and presence of God.

Abbasid Caliphate

The third major Islamic Caliphate. It was ruled by Abbasid dynasty, which descended from Muhammads uncle. The empire lasted from 750 CE when it overthrew the Umayad Caliphate, until 1258 CE, when the Mongols sacked Baghdad.