Erzurum Eyalet

Eyālet-i Erżurūm
Eyalet of the Ottoman Empire
← 1533–1867 →
Erzurum Eyalet in 1609
Capital		Erzurum[1]
History
•	Established	1533
•	Disestablished	1867

The Erzurum Eyalet (Ottoman Turkish: ایالت ارضروم; Eyālet-i Erżurūm‎)^[2] was an eyalet of the Ottoman Empire. It was established after the conquest of Western Armenia by the Ottoman Empire. Its reported area in the 19th century was 11,463 square miles (29,690 km²).^[3]

History

The eyalet was established in 1533.^[4] Early in the 17th century, the eyalet was threatened by Iran and the revolt by the province governor Abaza Mehmed Pasha. This revolt was combined with Jelali Revolts (the uprising of the provincial musketeers called the Celali), backed by Iran and lasted until 1628.

It was one of the first Ottoman provinces to become a vilayet after an administrative reform in 1865, and by 1867 it had been reformed into the Erzurum Vilayet.^[5]

Governors

• Köprülü Fazıl Ahmed (1659-1660)^[6]

Administrative divisions

Sanjaks of Erzurum Eyalet in the 17th century:[7] Sanjak of Kara-hisar (Şebinkarahisar) Sanjak of Keifi Sanjak of Pasin Sanjak of Ispir Sanjak of Khanis Sanjak of Malazgir Sanjak of Tekman Sanjak of Kuziijan Sanjak of Turtum Sanjak of Lejengerd Sanjak of Mamar Sanjak of Erzerum, the seat of the Pasha

Sanjaks in the early 19th century:[8] Sanjak of Erzerum Sanjak of Kamakh Sanjak of Maden Sanjak of Erzincan Sanjak of Şebinkarahisar Sanjak of Gümüşhane

References

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5. Almanach de Gotha: annuaire généalogique, diplomatique et statistique. J. Perthes. 1867. pp. 827–829. Retrieved 2013-06-01.
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8. George Long (1843). The Penny Cyclopædia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge: v. 1-27. C. Knight. p. 393. Retrieved 2013-06-01.