Some scholars argue that from the Muslim population 's traditional Islamic view , the Tanzimat 's fundamental change regarding the non-Muslims , from a status of a subjugated population ( dhimmi ) to that of equal subjects , was in part responsible for the Hamidian massacres and subsequent Armenian Genocide . In their view , these were inevitable backlashes from the Muslim community to the legal changes , as the Tanzimat 's values were imposed from above and did not reflect those of society
Armenian Genocide
Armenian Genocide
Tanzimat