Safavids, Ottomans, Mughals

I think the authors of the textbook put all of these empires together because they were very similar in religiious dominance, world perspsective and the general geographic area. These empires were all clashing in the same time period and it, in my opinion, is much easier to understand when all the empires are described together and show the connections and conflict between them. Seperate chapters confuses me personally because it seems that they are all seperate time periods and would have confused me when conflicts occured and who they weree actually between. The global activity was net positive because eventually all conflicts lead to better leadership and although conflict is never a positive thing, the end result is worth it.