1000-1750 Introduction

1000-1750 Introduction

This period marked a rise in Islamic militarism, but did not mean a decline in scientific and architectural innovation. Instead, as shown by sites such as the Citadel of Aleppo, militant leadership did embrace the Muslim scientific and architectural prowess. Although in this time period there also were points of contention, as the Ottoman Empire sought a potentially different view of science and Islam than did many other Muslims. (This is not to say that either party denounced science and architecture, they just saw their interactions with Islam differently.) Moreover, as the Black Death spread throughout the world, misconceptions about Muslim relations to science began to arise. Despite all of this however, Muslims still produced many revolutionary scientific discoveries, as well as continued their refinement of a truly unique Islamic architectural style.

1000-1750 CE
391-1164 AH