tanzimat

Political reforms aimed at appeasing European Great Powers for equality of citizenship and abolishment of the millet system

Announced in 1839
Promulgated in 1856
Reforms were run through a series of dragomans, described by Philliou: Interpreting the Ottoman Past through the National Present
Reforms attemped to centralize all currencies into a single treasury issued currency
Streamlining the Ottoman empire’s coercive abilites to command economic production - Blumi - Ottoman Refugees, 1878-1939