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- The Ayyubid Dynasty - An account of the fall of the Fatimid dynasty in Cairo, and Salah ed Din's role in establishing the Ayyubids.
- BBC : The Mughal Empire - A brief account of the Mughal (or Mogul) Empire, which ruled most of India and Pakistan in the 16th and 17th centuries; it also spread Muslim (and particularly Persian) arts and culture in South Asia.
- A Concise History Of India : The Mogul Empire - Covers the rise and decline of the Mogul Empire on the Indian sub-continent, from 1500 to 1765 CE.
- The Caliphate and the First Islamic Dynasty (Umayyad Dynasty) - Section of the University of Calgary's "The Islamic World to 1600" online presentation; covers the history, politics and administration, territorial expansion, and the collapse of the dynasty.
- Safavid Empire 1502 - 1736 - An account of the dynasty, their roots in opposition to the Al Khanids, their adherence to Shia belief and practice, and their decline. Includes a list of rulers and dates.
- Timurids - An encyclopedia article on the Timurid dynasty, from the time of Timur (Tamerlane) to Babur, founder of the Mugghal Empire. From Bartleby.com.
- Safavids - A summary view of the Iranian dynasty who ruled Iran and Iraq from 1501-1736, and their conflict with the Sunni Ottoman Empire.
- Ayyubid Dynasty - An article on Wikipedia summarises the dynasty and its achievements; includes a list of rulers in Egypt, Damascus, Aleppo, Hamah, Homs, and Yemen.
- Abbasid Caliphs - Part of a longer article on the history of Islam; outlines the Abbasid caliphate, independent and alongside other dynasties, then under the protection of the Seljuks until the death of Abdullah al-Musta'sim and the start of the Khanid dynasty.
- When the Moguls Ruled ... - A history of the Mughal Empire; includes maps, biographies of rulers, a timeline, and examples of their arts.
Wikipedia Articles
- Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties - Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties is the upcoming second expansion pack to the award-winning Age of Empires III being developed by Ensemble Studios, developer of the existing Age of Empires series; and Big Huge Games, developer of Rise of Nations.GameSpot interview with Brian Reynolds This expansion pack follows the release ...
- History of Karnataka - The recorded history of Karnataka goes back more than two millennia. Several great empires and dynasties have ruled over Karnataka and have contributed greatly to the history, culture and development of Karnataka.
- List of mausoleums and shrines in Pakistan - Pakistan has many shrines, sights, sounds and symbols that have siginificance to Pakistani nationalists. These include the Shrines of Political leaders of pre-indepdence and post-independence Pakistan, Shrines of Religious leaders and Saints, The Shrines of Imperial leaders of various Islamic Empires and Dynasties, as well as national symbols and sounds of Pakistan.
- History of South India - The history of South India covers a span of over two thousand years during which the region saw the rise and fall of a number of dynasties and empires. The period of known history of the region begins with the ancient period during which the great king Asoka ruled over most of the Indian subcontinent.
- History of Iran - ... thousands of years, from the ancient civilization on the Iranian plateau, Mannaeans civilization in Azarbaijan, Shahr-i Sokhta (Burned City) near Zabol in Sistan va Baluchestan, and the ancient Kingdom of Jiroft in Kerman followed by the kingdom of Elam and the Median, Achaemenid, the Parthian, the Sassanian dynasties and following Empires to the modern Islamic Republic of Iran.