Trebizond Eyalet
Encyclopedia
Trebizond Eyalet was an eyalet
of the Ottoman Empire
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Established in 1461, it remained a primarily Christian region into the 17th century, well after the rest of Anatolia
had been converted to Islam. Its reported area in the 19th century was 10507 square miles (27,213 km²).
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...
.
Established in 1461, it remained a primarily Christian region into the 17th century, well after the rest of Anatolia
Anatolia
Anatolia is a geographic and historical term denoting the westernmost protrusion of Asia, comprising the majority of the Republic of Turkey...
had been converted to Islam. Its reported area in the 19th century was 10507 square miles (27,213 km²).
Administrative divisions
Sanjaks of Trebizond Eyalet in the 17th century:
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Sanjaks in the early 19th century:
Lazistan Lazistan was the Ottoman administrative name for the sanjak comprising the Laz or Lazuri-speaking population on the southeastern shore of the Black Sea. However, its boundaries did not coincide with the Laz-speaking area... |