What New Initiatives Made the Hatt-I Sharif (1839) and the Hatt-I

question 13

Multiple Choice

What new initiatives made the Hatt-i Sharif (1839) and the Hatt-i Hümayun (1956) decrees so remarkable?

• A) They outlined unprecedented administrative reforms
• B) They promised to abolish the tax farming system
• C) They promised to eliminate the endemic corruption that had crippled the efficiency of Ottoman governance
• D) They promised to extend the reforms to all Ottoman subjects, regardless of religion

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