Editing Mahmud II (section)

===Government reforms===
[[File:II. Mahmud Türbesi 1860-1890 yılları.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The mausoleum of Sultan Mahmud II during the period of 1860–1890.]]

In 1839, just prior to his death, he began preparations for the [[Tanzimat]] reform era which included introducing a [[Council of Ministers (Ottoman Empire)|Council of Ministers]] [''Meclis-i Vükela''], and the [[Supreme Council of Judicial Ordinances]] [''Meclis-i Vâlâ-yı Ahkâm-ı Adliye''].<ref name="Shaw">{{Cite book |title=History of the Ottoman Empire and modern Turkey Shaw |first1=Stanford J. |last1=Shaw |first2=Ezel Kural |last2=Shaw |year=1977 |volume=2 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=978-0521291668 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/historyofottoman00stan }}</ref>{{rp|49}} The Tanzimat marked the beginning of modernization in the Ottoman Empire and had immediate effects on social and legal aspects of life in the Empire, such as European style clothing, architecture, legislation, institutional organization, and land reform.

He was also concerned for aspects of tradition. He made great efforts to revive the sport of archery. He ordered archery master Mustafa Kani to write a book about the history, construction, and use of [[Turkish bow]]s, from which comes most of what is now known as [[Turkish archery]].<ref>Paul E Klopsteg. ''Turkish Archery and the Composite Bow''. Chapter I, "Background of Turkish Archery". 2nd ed., rev., 1947, published by the author, Evanston, IL</ref>

Mahmud II died of [[tuberculosis]], in 1839. His funeral was attended by crowds of people who came to bid the Sultan farewell. His son [[Abdülmecid I]] succeeded him and announce an intention of general reorganization (Tanzimat) with the [[Edict of Gülhane]].