Tanzimat
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The Tanzimât was a period of reformation that began in 1839 and ended with the First Constitutional Era in 1876.
It was characterised by various attempts to modernise the Ottoman Empire and to secure its territorial integrity against internal nationalist movements and external aggressive powers. The reforms encouraged Ottomanism among the diverse ethnic groups of the Empire and attempted to stem the tide of nationalist movements within the Ottoman Empire.
The reforms sought to emancipate the empire's non-Muslim subjects and more thoroughly integrate non-Turks into Ottoman society by enhancing their civil liberties and granting them equality throughout the empire.
Many changes were made to improve civil liberties, but many Muslims saw them as foreign influence on the world of Islam. That perception complicated reformist efforts made by the state.
See also
- Emancipation
- Albanian Revolt of 1847
- Decline of the Ottoman Empire
- Ottoman military reform efforts
- Edict of Gülhane or Tanzimât (تنظيمات) Fermânı (3 November 1839)
- Ottoman Reform Edict of 1856 or Islâhat Fermânı / Islâhat Hatt-ı Hümâyûn-u (18 February 1856) - خط همايون
- Young Ottomans
