Theoretically, the Land Code of 1858 subjected all users of the "sultan's land" to taxation, but:
A) The sultan could not prove his legal title to many parcels of land, so the system was abandoned.
B) Islamic scholars ruled that this was contradictory to their understanding of Sharia.
C) The "notables" refused to collect the taxes, since they feared an uprising among Slavs.
D) The central administration had no money to appoint tax collectors.
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