Nizam-i Cedid

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Nizam-i Cedid was a late 18th-century Ottoman military reform program that created a modern, European-style army to replace the empire’s traditional forces.

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instanceOf Ottoman military reform program
military modernization initiative
abolishedFollowing 1807 Janissary-led revolt
deposition of Selim III
aimedTo create a modern European-style army
improve military effectiveness against European powers
replace traditional Ottoman military forces
strengthen central authority of the sultan
country Ottoman Empire
dissolved 1807
field military history
financedBy Nizam-i Cedid self-linksurface differs
surface form: Irad-i Cedid (New Revenue) treasury
financingMethod new taxes and reallocation of revenues
hasEffect contributed to political instability in the Ottoman Empire
provoked resistance from Janissaries
historicalPeriod Ottoman period
surface form: late Ottoman Empire
inception 1792
late 18th century
included European-style military training
creation of a new standing army
establishment of new military barracks
import of European military advisors
new drill and discipline regulations
new uniforms for troops
purchase of modern firearms and artillery
initiatedBy Selim III
surface form: Sultan Selim III
inspiredBy European military models
French military reforms
Prussian military organization
languageOfName Ottoman Turkish
legacy early attempt at Ottoman military Westernization
model for later Ottoman reform armies
location Anatolia
Istanbul
Rumelia Eyalet
surface form: Rumelia
meaningOfName New Order
namedAfter “New Order” (Ottoman Turkish)
opposedBy Janissaries
surface form: Janissary corps

conservative religious elites
provincial notables
partOf Selim III’s reform program
region Balkans and Anatolia
surface form: Anatolia and the Balkans

Southeastern Europe
relatedTo Asakir-i Mansure-i Muhammediye
Tanzimat
surface form: Tanzimat reforms
replaced Janissaries
surface form: Janissary corps (intended)

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Ottoman Army notableUnit Nizam-i Cedid
Ottoman Army reform Nizam-i Cedid
this entity surface form: Nizam-i Cedid reforms
Auspicious Incident partOf Nizam-i Cedid
this entity surface form: Ottoman military modernization
Selim III notableWork Nizam-i Cedid
this entity surface form: Nizam-ı Cedid reforms
Nizam-i Cedid financedBy Nizam-i Cedid self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Irad-i Cedid (New Revenue) treasury