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Post Classical Asia (600 CE to 1450 CE)

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Seljuks   Turkish group who migrated into the Abbasid Empire in the 10th century and established their own empire in the 11th century  
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Malik Shah   Seljuk sultan who greatly supported the arts and architecture, and adopted much of the Persian culture in the empire.  
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Tang Taizong   Seized the throne in China then used his military experience to expand Chinese borders, while reforming government and law codes later adopted throughout Asia.  
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Wu Zhao   One of Tang Taizong's secondary wives who when her husband became ill virtually ruled by China until assuming power for herself as the first and only woman emperor of China  
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Moveable Type   Blocks of metal or wood, each bearing a single character, that can be arranged to make up a page for printing  
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Gentry   Class of powerful, well-educated and wealthy people who enjoy a high social status in China  
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Genghis Khan   Effective general who united the Mongol tribes and conquered the largest land empire in history  
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Pax Mongolica   Period of peace and stability imposed by the Mongols across Eurasia  
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Kublai Khan   Mongol leader who defeated the Song Dynasty and established the Yuan Dynasty in China  
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Marco Polo   European who traveled throughout Asia and then reported the glories of China back to Europe  
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Bushido   The strict code of behavior that was followed by Samurai warriors in feudal Japan  
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Shogun   Supreme military commander in feudal in Japan, who ruled in the name of the emperor  
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Tamberlane   Mongol leader who defeated and halted the expansion of the Ottoman Empire by destroying the capital of Baghdad  
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Mehmed ll   Sultan of Turkey and founder of the Ottoman Empire. Conquered Constantinople in 1453 and made it his capital  
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Suleman the Lawgiver   Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, Ottoman Empire reached its fullest extent under his rule.  
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Safavid   Member of the Shi'a Muslim dynasty that built an empire in Persia in the late 16th-18th centuries  
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Mughals   Nomadic group who invaded the Indian subcontinent in the 16th century and established a powerful empire  
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Akbar   Mughal emperor of India who conquered most of northern India and excersied religious tolerance  
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Sikhism   Religion developed in northern India, combining both Hindu and Islamic beliefs. Sikhs believe in one God, which can only be known through meditation  
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Taj Mahal   Beautiful tomb in India, built by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan for his wife and one of the seven wonders of the world.  
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