Early Modern Era Vs Islam Essay

During the Early Modern Era (1450 CE - 1750 CE), Islam spread throughout all of Afro-Eurasia. At its beginning, the Islamic empire rapidly expanded into many civilizations around the Middle East and conquered West China, much of the Byzantine Empire, the Persian Empires, as well as some parts of North Africa. Now during the Early Modern Era (1450 CE - 1750 CE), the Seljuk Turks began to decline after Mongol invasion, which resulted in the establishment of multiple Turkish principalities, known as beyliks. As well as developing new empires in the Middle East, Islam continued to spread on a global scale, reaching many areas of Southeast Asia and more of Northern Africa. Most prominent of these regions, were the empires of the Ottoman in Anatolia and the Middle East as well as Mughal India in Southeast Asia. Although the Ottoman Empire suppressed women differing from Akbar’s push for more women rights in Mughal India, both the empires were similar in the way of religious tolerance for the

For the Ottoman Empire, women were secluded and often veiled. Also, official censuses in the empire wouldn’t count women and Muslim reforms sought to restrict women’s gatherings. Despite advantages in property owning, the sharia, the traditional Islamic law system, limited women’s abilities to testify, which was a major disadvantage. In addition, most marriages were arranged and it was almost impossible to get a divorce as a women. On the other hand, under the rule of emperor Akbar, widows were encouraged to remarry and Akbar banned the sati, which is when the wife throws herself onto her husband’s ashes after a his death. Also, he married many ethnically different princesses, which gained much royal power unlike many of the women in the Ottoman Empire. In conclusion, under Akbar, Indian women had much more rights and respect than the Islamic women of the Ottoman