ایالت خداوندگار
Eyālet-i Ḥüdāvendigār
Eyalet of the Ottoman Empire
1827–1867

The Hüdavendigâr Eyalet in 1861
CapitalBursa[1]
Area
  Coordinates40°11′N 29°3′E / 40.183°N 29.050°E / 40.183; 29.050
History 
 Established
1827
 Disestablished
1867
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Anatolia Eyalet
Hüdavendigâr Vilayet
Today part ofTurkey

Hüdavendigâr Eyalet (Ottoman Turkish: ایالت خداوندگار, romanized: Eyālet-i Ḥüdāvendigār)[2] was an eyalet of the Ottoman Empire. The word Hüdavendigâr comes from the Persian word Khodāvandgār which literally translates to "devotee of god".

Administrative divisions

The eyalet was subdivided into 8 sanjaks:[3]

  1. Sanjak of Hüdavendigâr (Bursa)[4]
  2. Sanjak of Karahisar-i Sahip
  3. Sanjak of Kütahya
  4. Sanjak of Bilecik
  5. Sanjak of Biga
  6. Sanjak of Karesi
  7. Sanjak of Erdek
  8. Sanjak of Ayvalık

References

  1. Robert Johnston (March 2010). The Competitive Geography. LULU Press. p. 342. ISBN 978-1-4455-3172-4. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
  2. "Some Provinces of the Ottoman Empire". Geonames.de. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
  3. Dr. Abdülmecit Mutaf. Salnâmelere Göre Karesi (1847-1922), (2003) Zağnos Kültür ve Eğitim Vakfı, sf.17,18.
  4. Dictionnaire géographique de l'Empire ottoman by Konstantin Georgievich Mostras. Page 14


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