Jessica arredondo
South Asia Post classical persian chart
Political:
· During the Umayyad Dynasty in the early 8th century Muslims gained control over parts of the Indus River Valley.
· Delhi Sultanate was established in the early 13th century.
· Muslim rulers required Hindu and Buddhists to pay high taxes.
· The sultans had a army with 3,000 men and the leaders for the next 300 years called themselves “Sultans” and never fully controlled Hindu leaders
· Muslim Government that never had a permanent bureaucracy
Economic:
· Delhi (second larges Muslim city)
· More agricultural yields (especially along fertile crescent)
· Indian ocean trade
· Merchants gained a higher cast then when Buddhism was around.
· Regional and trans regional trade increased yielding more money
Religion
· ¼ of the world is Islamic by 1500 C.E most being Sufi’s.
· Some Buddhists and low casted individuals converted to Islam to avoid taxes.
· Hindus began to feel threatened and began colts to do “magic” which often times involved drugs and chants.
· Egalitarian aspects that attracted many people to covert from previous religion to Islamic.
Social
· Men were superior to women, women had little to no room to travel up social ladder and were always below men.
· Muslims developed a caste system.
· Women married young and were burned if the husband died first and therefore they could not remarry.
· Muslim and Hindu traditions prohibited the coexistence of both religions in one area therefore causing major territory and social disputes some of which are still going on today.
Interactions
· Muslim, Hindu, and Buddhist co-mingled in the society but eventually Muslims and Hindus had major conflicts (some still going on to this day)
· Trade brought several interactions in South Asia. Melaka became a significant port.
· Muslims maintained power through powerful army.
· Trade with southwest Asia influenced southeast Asian societies. Such as Sanskrit, raja, Hindu deities, and the spread of religion.
· Melaka became an important port city.
Arts
· Religious poetry called Kabir usually written by females.
N-environment
· Sultans established Delhi (a capital) strategically to access the Punjab to the Ganges Valley.
· Muslims controlled most of India but very little of the Middle east.
Islam became one of the fastest growing religion.
Political:
· During the Umayyad Dynasty in the early 8th century Muslims gained control over parts of the Indus River Valley.
· Delhi Sultanate was established in the early 13th century.
· Muslim rulers required Hindu and Buddhists to pay high taxes.
· The sultans had a army with 3,000 men and the leaders for the next 300 years called themselves “Sultans” and never fully controlled Hindu leaders
· Muslim Government that never had a permanent bureaucracy
Economic:
· Delhi (second larges Muslim city)
· More agricultural yields (especially along fertile crescent)
· Indian ocean trade
· Merchants gained a higher cast then when Buddhism was around.
· Regional and trans regional trade increased yielding more money
Religion
· ¼ of the world is Islamic by 1500 C.E most being Sufi’s.
· Some Buddhists and low casted individuals converted to Islam to avoid taxes.
· Hindus began to feel threatened and began colts to do “magic” which often times involved drugs and chants.
· Egalitarian aspects that attracted many people to covert from previous religion to Islamic.
Social
· Men were superior to women, women had little to no room to travel up social ladder and were always below men.
· Muslims developed a caste system.
· Women married young and were burned if the husband died first and therefore they could not remarry.
· Muslim and Hindu traditions prohibited the coexistence of both religions in one area therefore causing major territory and social disputes some of which are still going on today.
Interactions
· Muslim, Hindu, and Buddhist co-mingled in the society but eventually Muslims and Hindus had major conflicts (some still going on to this day)
· Trade brought several interactions in South Asia. Melaka became a significant port.
· Muslims maintained power through powerful army.
· Trade with southwest Asia influenced southeast Asian societies. Such as Sanskrit, raja, Hindu deities, and the spread of religion.
· Melaka became an important port city.
Arts
· Religious poetry called Kabir usually written by females.
N-environment
· Sultans established Delhi (a capital) strategically to access the Punjab to the Ganges Valley.
· Muslims controlled most of India but very little of the Middle east.
Islam became one of the fastest growing religion.