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 what were the reforms introduced by napoleon bonaparte in france? 

Napoleon's codes (1804) were a set of civil codes that had to be practiced by the French society. The aim of the code was to reform the French society, in areas such as family, property, civil procedure etc. They were the following : 

  •  Established equality before law.  
  • Abolished all privileges based on birth.   
  • Granted the right to property to French citizens.  
  • Simplified administrative divisions.   
  • Abolished feudal system and freed peasants from serfdom. 
  •  Removed restrictions on guilds in towns. 
  •  Improved transport and communication.

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1. He introduced many laws such as the protection of private property .

2. A uniform system of weights and measures provided the decimal system.

3. Many of his measures that carried the revolutionary ideas of liberty and modern lawsa to other parts of europe had an impact on people for a long time.

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