Változások Magyarországon a török kor után
Changes in Hungary after the Turkish Era

Summary/Abstract: During the elimination of Ottoman rule in Hungary, plans for reorganizing the former occupied territories were already being drafted. It is difficult to determine to what extent these plans were utilized from the second decade of the 18th century onward, following the end of the War of the Spanish Succession (1701–13/14) and the conclusion of the Rákóczi War of Independence in Hungary (1703–11). It was effectively from this period that opportunities for change opened. These changes involved administrative reforms in the southern and eastern territories of the Kingdom of Hungary recently recovered and considered new acquisitions (the Banat of Temeswar, the Frontier region, Transylvania). These areas were not fully integrated into the Hungarian administrative system; instead, Transylvania was granted partial autonomy, while the others were placed under the direct control of central Viennese government bodies. In the more narrowly defined Hungary, institutional reforms were carried out, except in military matters, where the Viennese Court War Council remained competent even in this region. These reforms included modernizing existing institutions (such as those related to justice) and establishing new ones (like the Governor’s Council). All these measures supported not only governmental efficiency but also the country’s broader modernization and its economic and social advancement.

• Details
• Contents