Imperial Reform Edict of 1856

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Ottoman imperial decree Tanzimat reform measure legal reform

The Imperial Reform Edict of 1856 was a landmark Ottoman decree that expanded the Tanzimat reforms by promising legal equality and civil rights to all subjects regardless of religion, under pressure from European powers after the Crimean War.

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Label	Occurrences
Imperial Reform Edict of 1856 canonical	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Ottoman imperial decree ⓘ Tanzimat reform measure ⓘ legal reform ⓘ
aimedAt	expanding Tanzimat reforms ⓘ modernizing the Ottoman Empire ⓘ securing support of European powers ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Islahat Fermânı NERFINISHED ⓘ Reform Edict of 1856 NERFINISHED ⓘ
appliesTo	Christian subjects of the Ottoman Empire ⓘ Jewish subjects of the Ottoman Empire ⓘ Muslim subjects of the Ottoman Empire ⓘ
cause	diplomatic pressure from European powers ⓘ negotiations surrounding the Treaty of Paris (1856) ⓘ
chronology	later Tanzimat decree ⓘ
corePrinciple	civil rights regardless of religion ⓘ legal equality of all Ottoman subjects ⓘ non-discrimination between Muslims and non-Muslims in law ⓘ
country	Ottoman Empire ⓘ
dateSigned	1856 ⓘ
effect	formal recognition of equality of non-Muslims in principle ⓘ increased expectations of European protection for Ottoman Christians ⓘ
follows	Hatt-ı Şerif of Gülhane NERFINISHED ⓘ
granted	access to public offices for non-Muslims ⓘ civil rights to all Ottoman subjects ⓘ equality before the law to non-Muslim subjects ⓘ property rights protections to non-Muslims ⓘ
hasTopic	Ottoman modernization NERFINISHED ⓘ civil liberties ⓘ religious equality ⓘ
influencedBy	France NERFINISHED ⓘ Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ
language	Ottoman Turkish ⓘ
legalStatus	imperial rescript ⓘ
locationSigned	Istanbul NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Tanzimat era NERFINISHED ⓘ
precededBy	Hatt-ı Şerif of Gülhane (1839) NERFINISHED ⓘ
reformed	judicial system of the Ottoman Empire ⓘ taxation of non-Muslim subjects ⓘ
relatedTo	Crimean War NERFINISHED ⓘ Treaty of Paris (1856) NERFINISHED ⓘ
restricted	abuses by local officials ⓘ arbitrary punishment ⓘ
signedBy	Sultan Abdülmecid I NERFINISHED ⓘ
subjectOf	Ottoman legal history ⓘ research on Tanzimat reforms ⓘ studies of minority rights in the Ottoman Empire ⓘ
temporalContext	after the Crimean War ⓘ

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Hatt-ı Şerif of Gülhane → followedBy → Imperial Reform Edict of 1856 ⓘ