identify Napoleon , telling the part played by him in the France
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Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821), also known as Napoleon I, was a French military leader and emperor who conquered much of Europe in the early 19th century. Born on the island of Corsica, Napoleon rapidly rose through the ranks of the military during the French Revolution (1789-1799). After seizing political power in France in a 1799 coup d’état, he crowned himself emperor in 1804. Shrewd, ambitious and a skilled military strategist, Napoleon successfully waged war against various coalitions of European nations and expanded his empire. However, after a disastrous French invasion of Russia in 1812, Napoleon abdicated the throne two years later and was exiled to the island of Elba. In 1815, he briefly returned to power in his Hundred Days campaign. After a crushing defeat at the Battle of Waterloo, he abdicated once again and was exiled to the remote island of Saint Helena, where he died at 51.
Napoleon became the ruler of France on 2nd december 1804. He established a monarchical political system he was worried by the democratic forces unleashed by the revolution. But at the same time he did not want to ignore them entirely so he introduced some reforms in the administrative system. He tried to make the whole system more rational and efficient. To achieve his goal he took some important steps.
These were :
The first was that he introduced Civil Code of 1804 which did away with all privileges based on birth it established equality before the law and secured the right to property .
The second one was that his simplified administrative divisions, abolished the feudal system and freed peasants from serfdom and manorial dues.
The third one was that moreover Guild restrictions were removed, transport and communication system were improved, standardized weights and measures and the common national currency were introduced. By these new policies, peasants, artisans, Walkers and new Businessman were benefited and started to enjoy a new found freedom.
Does it can be concluded that Napoleon had destroyed democracy in France but in administrative field he had incorporated Revolutionary principles.
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