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.

Osman I, a leader of the Turkish tribes in Anatolia, founded the Ottoman Empire around 1299. The term “Ottoman” is derived from Osman’s name, which was “Uthman” in Arabic. The Ottoman Turks set up a formal government and expanded their territory under the leadership of Osman I, Orhan  Murad I and Bayezid I. In 1453, Mehmed II the Conqueror led the Ottoman Turks in seizing the ancient city of Constantinople, the Byzantine Empire

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