The Islamic Empires
There are thre Islamic Empires that formed.The Ottoman,Safavid,and Mughal.The three Empires got along with each other well,but not long after were the Safavid came into conflict with the Ottoman empire and other Muslims.This conflict all came about over a disagreement about which Muslim should become Caliph.So,in the mid-600'S Islam was split into two groups The Shia and The Sunni.The Shia were Muslims who thought that only Muhammad's descendants could become CaliphsThe Sunni didn't think Caliphs had to be related to Muhammad.A Caliph is a title that Muslims used for the highest leader of Islam.The Ottoman Empire lasted from 1299-1923.The Safavid Empire lasted from 1501-1736.The Mughal Empire lasted from 1526-1857.At a point each Empire reached it's height.They eventually all fell apart.