In the mid-1700s, agents responsible for the collection of taxes, like the “notables” in the Balkans and the “valley lords” in western Anatolia:
a. Withheld increasing amounts from the treasury in Istanbul.
b. Re-established centralized Ottoman power in the sultan's domains.
c. Cooperated with local religious minorities and encouraged foreign trade.
d. Succeeded in preventing a war with Russia, since they realized their troop strength was inadequate.
a. Withheld increasing amounts from the treasury in Istanbul.
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