Early Modern Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 1. The Russian assembly, similar to the French
  2. 3. Reason for decline in Central Asian societies.
  3. 4. founder of the Ottoman Empire
  4. 6. Mughal Ruler who built the Taj Mahal and the Red Fort (remove the Shah from his name)
  5. 8. The Ottoman Capital
  6. 9. Once regarded as the name of a Safavid, later used as a term of dishonor
  7. 10. Early Modern Islamic Empire in present-day Iran
  8. 12. a precious commodity largely exported by the Spanish from the Americas
  9. 13. Type of Islam adopted by the Ottoman and the Mughal Empires
  10. 17. The last Russian dynasty
  11. 18. founder of the Mughal Empire
Down
  1. 2. The area the Manchus are from
  2. 5. Nomadic peoples that originated from Mongolia and expanded West to create one of the biggest empires known to man
  3. 7. founder of the Safavid Empire
  4. 11. The dynasty that took the Mandate of Heaven after the Yuan
  5. 12. a harsh region of the world where living is almost impossible in most places
  6. 14. Regional rulers from Egypt who demanded independence
  7. 15. The last Chinese dynasty
  8. 16. the first czar of Russian Empire