Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1877 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XXV. REFORMS OF SULTANS HAHMOUD n. AND ABDUL MEDJTD--ABOLITION OF THE COURT OF CONFISCATION--POWER OF LIFE AND DEATH TAKEN FROM THE PACHAS--THE VAKOUFS THE TIMARS AND THE ZIAMETS ABOLISHED--THE DEREH BETS PIT DOWN--FINANCIAL REFORMS--EDICTS IN FAVOUR OF THE RAYAS--REFORM OF THE CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION ACCESSION OF ABDUL MEDJID--ARMY REFORMS--THE TANZQIAT--RUSSIAN AGGRESSIONS--THE CRIMEAN WAR--PEACE OF PARIS--HATTI-Y-HUMAYOUN--ACCESSION OF SULTAN ABDUL-AZIZ--CRETAN WAR--ROUMANIA AND SERVIA MADE INDEPENDENT STATES--SULTAN VISITS ENGLAND--RUSSIA REPUDIATES THE TREATY OF PARIS AS TO THE BLACK SEA--TROUBLES IX HERZEGOVINA--NATIONAL INSOLVENCY--DETHRONEMENT AND DEATH OF ABDUL-AZIZ--MURAD V., MADE SULTAN, DEPOSED--AHMED HAMDD II. PRESENT SULTAN--SERVIAN WAR MENACES OF WAR WITH RUSSIA--HOPES OF PEACE NOT EXTINCT. Among the many services rendered to his country by Sultan Mahmoud II., was his careful education of the young princes, who were likely to succeed him on the throne. The eldest survivor of these, at the time of Mahmoud's death, Prince Abdul Medjid, was only sixteen years of age. But, providentially for Turkey, her youthful sovereign possessed not only eminent natural abilities, but a thoughtful earnestness of character beyond his years. The last charge of his father to him had been, that he should persevere in the completion of those remedial measures, the principles and importance of which had been fully taught him, and in the enlightenment and amelioration of all classes of his subjects. A detailed account of the various changes introduced into every part of the polity of the Turkish Empire by Mahmoud would exceed the due limits of this chapter. But the main points of the more momentous measures may be advantageously surveyed...
