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.

In your response, you should do the following:

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.