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1. Reforms of Sultan Selim III and Sultan Mahmud II

The first reforms within the Ottoman Empire were carried out by Salim III (1789 - 1807) and then by Mahmud II (1808 - 1839) These reforms laid the foundations for the Tanzimat (reorganisation) period which followed after 1839.Sultan Mahmud IIStarter:Review your work so far on the Ottoman Empire.Discuss in pairs the problems faced by the Ottoman Empire in the first half of the 19th Century.

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