Issued as a Decree from the Sultan,the Hatt-I Sharif of Gülhane

Issued as a decree from the sultan,the Hatt-i Sharif of Gülhane attempted to ________.

A) formally annex Serbia and all Slavic peoples to the Ottoman Empire
B) reorganize the empire's administration and military along European lines
C) pressure bureaucrats to recognize only Christianity as a legitimate religion
D) democratize the Ottoman Empire