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Eyalet-i Trabzon
Eyalet of the Ottoman Empire

1598–1867

Flag of Trebizond Eyalet

Flag

Location of Trebizond Eyalet
Trebizond Eyalet in 1609
Capital Trebizond[1]
History
 •  Established 1598
 •  Disestablished 1867

Trebizond Eyalet (Ottoman Turkish: ایالت طربزون; Eyālet-i Ṭrabzōn‎)[2] was an eyalet of the Ottoman Empire.

Established in 1598,[3] it remained a primarily Christian region into the 17th century, well after the rest of Anatolia had been converted to Islam.[3] Its reported area in the 19th century was 10,507 square miles (27,210 km2).[4]

Administrative divisions

Sanjaks of Trebizond Eyalet in the 17th century:[5]
  1. Sanjak of Gümüşhane
  2. Sanjak of Jankha (Canik?)
  3. Sanjak of Wiza
  4. Sanjak of Gunia
  5. Sanjak of Batumi
Sanjaks in the early 19th century:[6]
  1. Sanjak of Trebizond
  2. Sanjak of Kerasun
  3. Sanjak of Lazistan

See also

References


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