Ottomans, Safavids, and Mughals

Bentley and Ziegler placed these three empires together because they exhibit some similar characteristics. They are all Islamic empires that are in the same general geographic location. They also took place around the same time period. This suggests that future chapters may be based on similarities in the empires instead of purely on geographic location. An additional thought is that the future chapters will be based on their modern connections and orientations as we get closer to modern time.