☩ SOTERIAN GLOSSARY ☩

Living Language Lexicon of the Soteria Covenant

Tanzimat

The period of reform in the Ottoman Empire (1839-1876) during which Western-influenced legal codes were adopted, including guarantees of security of life, honor, and property for all Ottoman subjects regardless of religion.

Etymology: Ottoman Turkish 'tanzimat' (reorganization), from Arabic 'tanzim' (ordering, regulation) · Category: Ottoman Law · Source: Gülhane Hatt-ı Şerif (Imperial Edict of Gülhane, 1839)
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