The Origin and History of the Tanzimat (1610 words, 7 pages)
An Analysis of the Tanzimat (1839-1876)When Abdul-Majid I became sultan of the Ottoman Empire in 1839, he faced both internal and external pressures for reform. Abdul-Majids predecessor and father, Mahmoud II, had begun reforms in both the military and the legal systems during his reign (1808-1839), spurring the beginning of ...
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