The Mughal Empire ruled over the areas that are today known as modern day India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. The Mughal Empire, which was one of the Islamic dynasties had a high tolerance for other religions under their territory. Since the empire had control over India, which had a majority Hindu population the empire gave their subjects the freedom to worship freely. Also, the Mughal Empire established and followed the customs of the pre-Islamic indians. The Mughal Empire had a major effect in the spread of Islamic influence in southeast Asia after occupying a majority Hindu region. For example, the Taj Mahal is a primary example of Islamic influence in India. The Taj Mahal, is a mausoleum that was built of the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, to…show more content… All three empires were Islamic empires that emphasized Islamic influence within their empires. However, all three empires adopted a different form of Islam as the Ottomans adopted the Sunni view, the Safavids adopted the Shiism, and the Mughals adopted a mix of both Islamic and Indian customs. Also, all three empires were very strong in terms of military force. The Ottoman Empire, which was the strongest out of the three expanded the most and lasted the longest. Unlike the Ottomans, The Safavids empire failed to expand as much and was the shortest lived empire. The Mughals, on the other hand had more wealth over strength in their empire. All three empires also consisted of absolute monarchs, in which one rule had all the authority. However, all three empires did not rule over the same types of people. Both the Ottomans and Safavids ruled over mainly Muslim subjects while the Mughals ruled over subjects that were majority Hindu. Lastly, all three empires played a major role in spread of Islam. As the Ottomans, Safavids, and Mughals all gained massive wealth and flourished during trade, they also helped spread Islamic culture and influence around different
