The Byzantine Empire ended when the Ottoman Empire took over.
The Ottoman, Safavid and Mughal empires were known as the Gunpowder empires.
The Ottomans founded the Ottoman Empire.
Unlike the empires along the Mediterranean Sea, these empires were land-based.
The Ottomans changed the name of Constantinople to Istanbul.
Under Suleiman the Magnificent, the Ottoman Empire grew with their powerful military.
Janissaries were an elite Christian group who guarded the Sultan.
The Ottomans were Sunni Muslims, while the Safavids were Shia Muslims, which caused much conflict.
The Mughal Empire was largely based in present-day India.
The Mughal state was established by the Sultan Babur in the sixteenth century.
The 19th and last Mughal emperor, Bahadur Shah II, was deposed by the British.