Decline of the Three Post-Abbasid Muslim Empires

When looking at Muslim kingdoms, several parallels can be seen. For example, the period of decline for all three was brought on by the reign, or end of reign, of a leader; Ottomans fell apart after Saleiman the Lawgiver ruled, Safavids at the end of Abbas I's career, and the Mughals during and after the rule of Aurangzeb. Also, Europeans played a role in the end of power for all three.

period of roughtly three centuries; during this time, the state had endless internal conflict. During the seventeenth century, the Ottomans retreated from some of their vast borders, hoping to reverse the effects of overextension. It was during this time that corruption in the bureaucracy became apparent. Over the centuries, many sultans became reduced to "puppets", operated by viziers or Janissaries, causing more confusion. Decline in military power, the focus of the Ottoman government, occurred because of Janissary refusal to accept new war technologies. The Ottoman's trade monopoly in the Mediterranean area was lost becauseof the Portugese discovery of a trade route around Africa. One of the final factors was the introduction of more money into the Ottoman

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