Erzurum Eyalet
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The Erzurum Eyalet was an eyalet
Eyalet
Eyalets were a former primary administrative division of the Ottoman Empire. The term is sometimes translated province or government. Depending on the rank of their commander, they are also sometimes known as pashaliks, beylerbeyliks, and kapudanliks.From 1453 to the beginning of the nineteenth...

 of the Ottoman Empire
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...

. It was established in the 16th century, after the conquest of Western Armenia
Western Armenia
Western Armenia is a term, primarily used by Armenians, to refer to Armenian-inhabited areas of the Armenian Highland that were part of the Ottoman Empire and now are part of the Republic of Turkey....

 by the Ottoman Empire
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...

. Its reported area in the 19th century was 11463 square miles (29,689 km²).

History

Early in 17th century, the eyalet was threatened by Iran and a revolt
Abaza rebellion
Abaza rebellion was a rebellion in Ottoman Empire during the reigns of Mustafa I and Murat IV. The name of the rebellion refers to Abaza Mehmet , an Ottoman pasha of Abkhazian origin. Sometimes this rebellion is considered as a part of the Jelali revolts...

 by the province governor Abaza Mehmed Pasha. This revolt was combined with Jelali Revolts
Jelali Revolts
Jelali revolts , were a series of rebellions in Anatolia of irregular troops led by provincial administrations known as celalî, against the authority of the Ottoman Empire in the 16th and 17th centuries. They arose partly as an effort to attain tax privileges...

 (the uprising of the provincial musketeers called the Celali), backed by Iran and lasted until 1628.

Administrative divisions

Sanjaks of Erzurum Eyalet in the 17th century:
  1. Sanjak of Kara-hisar (Şebinkarahisar)
  2. Sanjak of Keifi
  3. Sanjak of Pasin
  4. Sanjak of Ispir
    Ispir
    İspir is a town and district of Erzurum Province in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey, on the Çoruh River. The mayor is Osman Çakır . The district has a population of 30260 while the town has a population of 11789.-History:...

  5. Sanjak of Khanis
  6. Sanjak of Malazgir
  7. Sanjak of Tekman
    Tekman
    Tekman is a town and district of Erzurum Province in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey. The mayor is Yakup Doğan . The population 3,507 ....

  8. Sanjak of Kuziijan
  9. Sanjak of Turtum
  10. Sanjak of Lejengerd
  11. Sanjak of Mamar
  12. Sanjak of Erzerum, the seat of the Pasha
Sanjaks in the early 19th century:
  • Sanjak of Erzerum
  • Sanjak of Kamakh
  • Sanjak of Maden
    Maden
    Maden is a town and district of Elâzığ Province of Turkey. The mayor is Musa Orhan . The population is 5164....

  • Sanjak of Erzincan
    Erzincan
    -Trivia:Erzincan has the largest man made of Portrait of Atatürk, located north of the city, 176m×43m. It covers 7,500 square meter. Turkish Army made it 1982, in 29 days by 3,000 soldier, 100 tons of black and white paint was used...

  • Sanjak of Şebinkarahisar
    Sebinkarahisar
    Şebinkarahisar is a town and a district of Giresun Province in the Black Sea region of eastern Turkey.-Name:The 6th century Byzantine historian Procopius writes that the Roman general Pompey captured the then ancient fortress and renamed it Colonia, in Greek Koloneia...

  • Sanjak of Gümüşhane
    Gümüshane
    -Features:Gümüşhane has a rich historical background so there are many historical places, mosques, churches, castles. Ancient city of Satala in the modern village of Sadak was the most important military camp of the ancient Roman Empire in the east. This place was ruled by the Hittites, Assyrians,...

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