Ottoman Empire, Safavid Iran, and Mughal India: The Gunpowder Empires - A Complete Overview

This Gunpowder Empires documentary covers the Ottoman Empire, Safavid Iran, and the Mughal Empire until around 1800. These were arguably the most powerful empires in Asia during the Early Modern, and helped shape the character of the Middle East, Persia, and the Indian subcontinent. Though these have traditionally been called the Gunpowder Empires, other empires utilized gunpowder, and it wasn’t always relied upon, especially for the Safavids. We will first go over the Ottoman Empire in 4 phases, starting with its founding and initial Balkan expansions and capture of Constantinople. Then we shift into its Golden Age, with the expansion into the Middle East, and further Balkan expansion under Suleiman the Magnificent. There is then a period of transformation and a shift towards governance and bureaucracy, before a period of decentralization in the 1700s. We then travel to Persia, and the founding of the Safavid Dynasty, which grew to control much of Iran. We go through their conflicts with the Uzbeks and Ottomans, and their peak under Abbas the Great, before their decline to the Afghans, and the establishment of the Afsharids under Nader Shah. We take a short look at the Zand dynasty which came to power afterwards, and the foundation of the first Afghan state. From there, its a short jump to India and the establishment of the Mughal Empire. We will go over how under Babur, they took power from the declining Delhi Sultanate, and became a dominant power under Akbar the Great. After covering the controversial reign of Aurangzeb, we go over the many wars that decentralized the subcontinent, and the rise of the British East India Company, which would become the major power in the region by the end of our time period. As always, there will also be lots about their arts, culture, and architecture, like the Tulip Period and stunning mosques of the Ottomans, the beautiful Safavid capital of Isfahan, and the building of the Taj Mahal and great forts at Agra and Delhi. Join this channel to get access to perks: This is the 3rd episode of our Early Modern series, which goes over the history of the world from roughly 1500 to 1800. The last episode dealt with the Early Modern Europe. 0:00 The Crescent over Europe: The Ottomans 37:09 Persian Renaissance: Safavid Iran 50:28 South Asian Synthesis: The Mughal Empire The Early Modern Series: Welcome to Early Modern series of the World History Summarized project! The entire project is meant to summarize broad topics in history and balances political history and events, with social/daily life, and culture. If you’ve watched our History of the World documentary, the project is a perfect next step. The videos are standalone, but presented in a chronological fashion. This series “the Early Modern“ takes place after our megadocumentaries “The Ancient World“ and “The Medieval World“. It will be divided into 5 videos about the Early Modern period (c. 1500 - 1800) all over the world, and will be called Phase 3. Once these 5 videos are completed, we will move onto Phase 4 of the project, but this series will be considered completed, and compiled into ONE MEGA-DOCUMENTARY containing all 5 parts. ----- Check out the Sections on our Homepage for the series we are working on: ----- Please subscribe to Made In History for more videos! We are always trying to grow! All images used with CC license. Music Used: Kevin Macleod - Darkest Child Kevin Macleod - Hidden Wonders Kevin Macleod - Lotus Alexander Nakarada - Chase Alexander Nakarada - Night of Mystery #worldhistory #modernhistory #historyfacts #mughalempire #history #historical #documentary #ottomanempire #safavid