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Pros And Cons Of Islamic Conquests

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The Muslim conquests also known as Islamic conquests began with Muhammad the Islamic prophet in the seventh century. In the Arabian Peninsula prophet Muhammad developed a new unified polity under the rightly guided Caliphs. When Gabriel the angel had appeared unto Muhammad, he had commanded him to “recite” which eventually became the holy book of Islam called the Quran. The heart of Islam and the Quran is said to be a fierce monotheism; referring to god as ‘Allah who will punish unbelievers because he is all powerful and all-knowing, yet compassionate.
After the declining of the Gupta dynasty, Islam entered India in two different ways; through peaceful trade conducted by mystical men called Sufis and military invasion from the Umayyad caliphs …show more content…

When he died, his assistant a Mamluk took control of Delhi. During the Delhi Sultanate the conversions of Hindus to Islam were not frequent or unusual as compared to the other regions Muslim ruled. There were some countries who welcomed the Islamic forces and converted from their religion to Islam quite willingly; while, those who did not, were required to pay a head and land tax. On the other hand, the Sufi missionaries were willing to let the converted Hindus continue many of the Hindu practices.
The Eastern Empire took a different course from the West. The Eastern Empire had lots of advantages it was centered on the capital build by Constantine on the site of an earlier Greek city named Byzantium, this was also known as Byzantium Empire. It was an ideal city for defense, government, and trade; lying near the terminus of the Silk Road at the crossroads between Asia and Europe. It became a huge trading area with a prosperous merchant …show more content…

Even though the first world system had its advantages opening opportunities for trade resulted in the exchange of a wide variety of goods, cultural and religious practices but it also came with a plague; it brought diseases. The bubonic was devastating to the population of India, China, Europe and Western Asia. These diseases were carried/spread through fleas on the camels, horses, mules and other animals along the land routes established by the Mongols eventually reaching the Black Sea. Rats were also carriers of the fleas and would board the ships. The ships would then travel to Egypt, Italy and eventually all of Europe carrying this plague. The people in these countries did not know how to protect themselves and defense against the diseases. As a result there was havoc among the population causing a drastic drop in numbers. This plague also had psychological effects on the remaining population; meaning the Jews and Muslims were persecuted as scapegoats. War was another huge aspect of the crisis, along came famines, shrinking markets, livestock epidemics, and decline in economic opportunities which led to an overall economic crisis in the major countries involved in this trade system, especially Europe. The plague also caused many deaths in Central Asia, resulting in the weakening of the Mongol Empire, the disruption and final blockage of the Silk Road. This closure of the Silk Road brought severe economic

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