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* Dar al-Islam, Pax Islamica | * Dar al-Islam, Pax Islamica | ||
* "caliph" = official Islamic religious and political ruler | |||
* by end of 9th century, was a fragmented empire with centrally-ruled and allied, autonomous rulers | * by end of 9th century, was a fragmented empire with centrally-ruled and allied, autonomous rulers | ||
* Baghdad remained the "ritualized court" for Sunni Islam in opposition to Shia Islam | * Baghdad remained the "ritualized court" for Sunni Islam in opposition to Shia Islam | ||
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* established Islamic capital at the ancient city, Dehli, India | * established Islamic capital at the ancient city, Dehli, India | ||
|South Asia | |South Asia | ||
| | |Persia, India | ||
|cultural diffusion | |cultural diffusion | ||
|Islam | |Islam | ||
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* Hindu hegemony over South Asia directly challenged by the Ghurid dynasty, which brought Islam to India | |||
* transferred Persian culture to northern India, including literature and architecture | * transferred Persian culture to northern India, including literature and architecture | ||
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|Islam | |Islam | ||
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* "sultan" = Arabic for "he who rules"; originally was not a hereditary title | |||
* established by a Ghurid general, a Turkish slave who became a military leader (a "'''Mamluk'''" = non-Arab slave given military and administrative duties) | * established by a Ghurid general, a Turkish slave who became a military leader (a "'''Mamluk'''" = non-Arab slave given military and administrative duties) | ||
* at peak controlled most of the subcontinent but rule was reduced to 14th century Hindu reconquests | * at peak controlled most of the subcontinent but rule was reduced to 14th century Hindu reconquests |