These sources examine the Tanzimat reforms (1839-1876) in the Ottoman Empire, a period of significant legislative, administrative, and social change initiated to modernize and preserve the declining state. The reforms sought to centralize power, establish legal equality for all subjects regardless of religion, modernize the military, and reform the economy and education system, drawing heavily on European models. However, they faced significant internal resistance from conservative elements and local power structures, and were heavily influenced, and sometimes undermined, by the competing interests of European powers. Despite their eventual stagnation and the financial crisis they contributed to, the Tanzimat laid the groundwork for later constitutional movements and left a lasting legacy on the Ottoman state and its eventual successor states.
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