The Napoleonic Code was a set of legal rules and guidelines.
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He set up a national bank, reformed education, created the Napoleon Code, and rebuilt buildings and roads
Napoleon established a Civil CODE, in which all of the laws of France were written as clear statutes.
Napoleon came to power in 1799 but before him the Directory was in power. They abolished feudalism, but Napoleon then confirmed the abolishment of feudalism through the Civil Code also known as Code Napoleon. However Napoleon reintroduced hereditary rule and put a hierarchy in place through the legion of honour so he did a lot that went against the revolutionary idea of getting rid of feudalism.
Napoleonic Code was where Napoleon established all of his laws . It mainly abolished the three estates from the Old Regime, granted equal rights before the law to people of all classes. Unfortunately women could not hold property and Napoleon could overrule any law.