WHAP- Vocab List #4

Tumens

Primitive fighting force of the Mongol forces comprised of ~10 horsemen

Khanate

The term which encompasses the 4 separate territories into which Genghis Khan's empire was split

Yuan Dynasty

Led by Kublai Khan, this dynasty was created by the Mongols after the Song Dynasty

Golden Horde

Originally ruled by Batu, it is one of the four subdivisions of the Mongol Empire. Today, the territory of this subdivision makes up much of central Russia.

White Lotus Society

Secret religious society dedicated to overthrow of Yuan dynasty in China; typical of peasant resistance to Mongol rule.

Mamluks

Muslim slave warriors; established a dynasty in Egypt; defeated the Mongols at Ain Jalut in 1260 and halted the Mongol advance.

Prester John

A mythical Christian monarch whose kingdom supposedly had been cut off from Europe by the Muslim conquests; some thought he was Genghis Khan.

Sultanate

A government in which the supreme power is in the hands of a sultan (who possessed both religious and political authority); the sultan may be an absolute ruler or a sovereign with constitutionally limited authority.

Babur

Founder of Mughal dynasty in India; descended from Turkic warriors; first led invasion of India in 1526; died in 1530.

Battle of Lepanto

Turkish sea power was destroyed in 1571 by a league of Christian nations organized by the Pope

Janissaries

Infantry, originally of slave origin, armed with firearms and constituting the elite of the Ottoman army from the fifteenth century until the corps was abolished in 1826.

Akbar

The most famous Muslim ruler of India during the period of Mughal rule. Famous for his religious tolerance, his investment in rich cultural feats, and the creation of a centralized governmental administration, which was not typical of ancient and post-classical India.

Zoroastrians

Religion and philosophy based on the teachings of the prophet Zoroaster. They believed in one god, an afterlife, constant battle of good vs. evil, everyone will be judged, etc.

Mehmed II

Known as the "conqueror," this person was an Ottoman sultan responsible for the conquest of Constantinople in 1453; destroyed what remained of Byzantine Empire.

Shah Abbas I

The fifth and most renowned ruler of the Safavid dynasty in Iran (r. 1587-1629); moved the royal capital to Isfahan in 1598.

Suleyman the Magnificent

In 1543 conquered Baghdad and subjected Vienna to siege in 1529. Evidently, they promoted Ottoman expansion.

Oust

To remove, drive out of a position or place

Autonomy

Self-government

Supplanted

Supersede and replace

Cosmopolitan

Wordly, blended, sophisticated