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Across 1. Rulers of the Ottoman Turkish empire 2. beautiful mausoleum at Agra built by the Mogul emperor Shah Jahan (completed in 1649) in memory of his favorite wife 3. a follower of Hinduism 5. Eastern half of the Roman Empire that survived the fall of the Western half. 7. A group of states or territories controlled by one ruler 9. the abandoning of adherence to one denomination and affiliating with another. 10. Founder of the Ottoman Empire. 12. a secure position from which further progress may be made. 13. Mogul emperor of India during whose reign the finest monuments of Mogul architecture were built (including the Taj Mahal at Agra) (1592-1666) 14. Ottoman sultan called the "Conqueror"; responsible for conquest of Constantinople in 1453; destroyed what remained of Byzantine Empire. 15. A slave soldier of the Ottoman Army 16. a Turco-Mongol conqueror who founded the Timurid Empire in and around modern-day Afghanistan, Iran, and Central Asia, becoming the first ruler of the Timurid dynasty. 20. People from Central Asia when united ended up creating the largest single land empire in history. 21. First sultan of the Mughal Empire; took lots of land in India. 24. Ottoman policy of taking boys from Christian peoples to be trained as Muslim soldiers 25. to defeat 26. Mughal emperor in India and great-grandson of Akbar 'the Great', under whom the empire reached its greatest extent, only to collapse after his death. 27. member of a religious community founded in the Punjab region of India. Developed in the 15th century. 28. something made up of many different parts 29. very large 30. the attainment of an optimum stage of development.

Down 1. Ruler who brought Ottoman Empire to its height 4. idea that the same ethical standards apply to everyone 6. forming the triumphant culmination of an effort or endeavor. 8. to make young again; to make like new 11. hostile and aggressive 17. A tax on imported goods 18. Muslim rulers over India, combined Hindu and Muslim, brought India to the peak of its political empire, had a single government with a common culture 19. improve or enhance the quality or value of 22. warriors for the Islamic faith 23. A territory in the Middle East on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea. Disputed with Israel. 26. Most illustrious sultan of the Mughal Empire in India (r. 1556-1605). He expanded the empire and pursued a policy of conciliation with Hindus.