Title: Indus River Ganges River
1Indus RiverGanges River
2Early conquests to the east
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4Who first brought Islam to the Hindu lands of
India?
5Mahmud of Ghazna (998 1030) and successors
established Turkish/Persian Muslim dynasties in
S. Asia
6Political turmoilAfghan Ghurids took over the
Ghaznavid Empire c. 1200
7Political Turmoil Challenges to Ghurid
leadership
8Military slaves take over in 1210 (Mamluk
Sultanate of Delhi)
9How would you compare the Delhi and Mamluk
Sultanates?
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11Reign of Muhammad ibn Tughluq (1335 42)
12Dissolution of the Mongol Empires
- Chaghatay (1334)
- Il-khanate (1335)
- The Horde (1359)
- Yuan (1368)
13Scourges of the 14th century Dar
al-IslamPlague and Tamerlane
14What caused the plague? How did it spread?
15What were the consequences of plague in the Dar
al-Islam?
16How did contemporaries explain the disease? What
role did religion play?
17Who was Timur Lang (Tamerlane)? What were his
goals?
18Tamerlane sacks Delhi (1398),attacks Mamluks 1400
19How does Ibn Arabshah depict Tamerlane? Why?
20By 1400 Mamluks, Tamerlane, Ottomans