In the period from 1500 CE to 1700 CE, the Ottoman Empire controlled the birthplace of Islam, while the Mughal Empire controlled the far frontier of Islamic expansion. Develop an argument that evaluates the extent to which this geographic difference affected the politics, identity, and religious policy of the two empires.

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- Respond to the prompt with a historically defensible thesis or claim that establishes a line of reasoning.

- Describe a broader historical context relevant to the prompt.

- Support an argument in response to the prompt using specific and relevant examples of evidence.

- Use historical reasoning (e. g., comparison, causation, continuity, or change) to frame or structure an argument that addresses the prompt.

- Use evidence to corroborate, qualify, or modify an argument that addresses the prompt.

It's supposed to be an essay for AP World history on Edgenuity. Thank you so much it's much appreciated.

Geography led the Ottomans and Mughals to become different empires with different politics and religious policies. The Ottoman Empire controlled the heart of Islam and was a strong islamic state. The Mughal Empire was an islamic state surrounded by Hindus. Despite the Ottomans proximity to the birthplace of Islam they remained religiously tolerant and allowed others to only pay a heavy tax instead of forcing them to convert to Islam. On the other hand the Mughal empire went a step further and removed the tax. One of the emperors of the Mughal Empire Abu Akbar was the one who removed the heavy fine and wanted to build a relationship with the Hindus. Abu Akbar wanted to work with the Hindus to build his empire and use them in his army so he removed the tax to try to gain their favor. The Ottomans used their own power to take over Byzantium, a strong Christian state and strengthen their empire. The Ottomans allowed their conquered people trading rights and Constantinople was a vital trading city on the Silk Road. Most of the goods from Asia passed through Constantinople allowing the Sultan to tax all goods that were traded by non-muslims. The Ottomans were more aggressive in their conquest in Europe than the Mughals in Asia. The Mughals gained an alliance with the Hindus to gain power while the Ottomans just took what they wanted and fought wars. Abu Akbar was more passive and careful about his conquest. He also created an extremely tolerant state and respected others' religion and made people of all religions equal in his empire. Both empires were strong empires and islamic states that were religiously tolerant, but the Mughal empire's location forced them to be more tolerant and respectful than the Ottomans.

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