In the Mid-1700s, Agents Responsible for the Collection of Taxes

question 40

Multiple Choice

In the mid-1700s, agents responsible for the collection of taxes, like the "notables" in the Balkans and the "valley lords" in western Anatolia:

• A) Withheld increasing amounts from the treasury in Istanbul.
• B) Re-established centralized Ottoman power in the sultan's domains.
• C) Cooperated with local religious minorities and encouraged foreign trade.
• D) Succeeded in preventing a war with Russia, since they realized their troop strength was inadequate.

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