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Rumelia Eyalet

Coordinates:41°1′N21°20′E/ 41.017°N 21.333°E/41.017; 21.333
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Eyalet of Rumelia
Eyalet-i Rumeli
1365–1867
The Rumelia Eyalet in 1609
The Rumelia Eyalet in 1609
StatusEyalet of the Ottoman Empire
CapitalEdirne(1362–1530)
Sofia(1530–1836)
Monastir(1836–1867)
41°1′N21°20′E/ 41.017°N 21.333°E/41.017; 21.333
History
• Established
1365
• Disestablished
1867
Area
1844[1]124,630 km2(48,120 sq mi)
Population
• 1844[1]
2,700,000
Preceded by		 Succeeded by
Byzantine Empire
Second Bulgarian Empire
Despotate of Serbia
Despotate of Dobruja
Lordship of Prilep
Gazaria (Genoese colonies)
Principality of Theodoro
Kingdom of Bosnia
League of Lezhe
Venetian Albania
Latinokratia
Kingdom of Hungary
Eyalet of the Archipelago
Kefe Eyalet
Bosnia Eyalet
Ioannina Eyalet
Principality of Serbia
Salonica Eyalet
Adrianople Eyalet
Silistra Eyalet
Niš Eyalet
Vidin Eyalet
Habsburg Monarchy

TheEyalet of Rumeli,orEyalet ofRumelia(Ottoman Turkish:ایالت روم ایلی,romanized:Eyālet-i Rūm-ėli),[2]known as theBeylerbeylik of Rumeliuntil 1591,[3]was a first-level province (beylerbeylikoreyalet) of theOttoman Empireencompassing most of theBalkans( "Rumelia"). For most of its history, it was the largest and most important province of the Empire, containing key cities such asEdirne,Yanina (Ioannina),Sofia,Filibe (Plovdiv), Manastır/Monastir (Bitola), Üsküp (Skopje), and the major seaport of Selânik/Salonica (Thessaloniki). It was also among the oldest Ottoman eyalets, lasting more than 500 years with several territorial restructurings over the long course of its existence.

The capital was in Adrianople (Edirne),Sofia,and finally Monastir (Bitola). Its reported area in an 1862 almanac was 48,119 square miles (124,630 km2).[4]

History

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Initially termedbeylerbeylikor genericallyvilayet( "province" ) of Rumeli, only after 1591 was the termeyaletused.[3]

The firstbeylerbeyofRumeliawasLala Shahin Pasha,who was awarded the title by SultanMurad Ias a reward for hiscapture of Adrianople(Edirne) in the 1360s, and given military authority over the Ottoman territories in Europe, which he governed effectively as the Sultan's deputy while the Sultan returned toAnatolia.[3][5][6]Also,Silistra Eyaletwas formed in 1593.

From its foundation, the province of Rumelia encompassed the entirety of the Ottoman Empire's European possessions, including the trans-Danubianconquests likeAkkerman,until the creation of furthereyaletsin the 16th century, beginning with theArchipelago(1533),Budin(1541) andBosnia(1580).[5][6]

The first capital of Rumelia was probably Edirne (Adrianople), which was also, until theFall of Constantinoplein 1453, the Ottomans' capital city. It was followed bySofiafor a while and again by Edirne until 1520, when Sofia once more became the seat of thebeylerbey.[6]At the time, thebeylerbeyof Rumelia was the commander of the most important military force in the state in the form of thetimariotsipahicavalry, and his presence in the capital during this period made him a regular member of theImperial Council(divan). For the same reason, powerfulGrand VizierslikeMahmud Pasha AngelovicorPargalı Ibrahim Pashaheld thebeylerbeylikin tandem with the grand vizierate.[5]

In the 18th century,Monastiremerged as an alternate residence of the governor, and in 1836, it officially became the capital of theeyalet.At about the same time, theTanzimatreforms, aimed at modernizing the Empire, split off the neweyaletsofÜsküb,YanyaandSelanikand reduced the Rumelia Eyalet to a few provinces around Monastir. The rumpeyaletsurvived until 1867, when, as part of the transition to the more uniformvilayetsystem, it became part of theSalonica Vilayet.[5][7][8]

Governors

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The governor of the Rumelia Eyalet was titled "Beylerbey of Rumelia" (Rumelibeylerbeyi) or "Vali of Rumelia" (Rumelivali).

Governor Reign Notes
Lala Shahin Pasha the firstbeylerbeyof Rumelia, thelala(tutor) ofMurad I.[9][better source needed]
Timurtaş Bey fl.1385
Süleyman Çelebi before 1411 son of Bayezid I[10]
Mihaloğlu Mehmed Bey 1411
Mustafa Bey 1421[11]
Sinan Pasha ( son of noble Bogdan) 1430
Hadım Şehabeddin 1439–42[12]
Kasım Pasha 1443[13]
Ömer Bey fl.1453[14]
Turahan Bey before 1456
Mahmud Pasha before 1456
Ahmed after 1456[citation needed]
Hass Murad Pasha c.1469–1473
Hadım Süleyman Pasha c.1475[15]
Davud Pasha c.1478[16]
Sinan Pasha c.1481[17]
Mesih Pasha after 1481[18]
Hasan Pasha fl.1514[19]
Ahmed Pasha fl.1521[20]
Güzelce Kasım Pasha c.1527[21]
Ibrahim fl.1537[22]
Khusrow Pasha June 1538[23]–?
Ali Pasha fl.1546[24]
Sokollu Mehmed Pasha fl.1551[25]
Şemsi Ahmed Pasha 1564 – 1569[26]
Doğancı Mehmed Pasha [27]
Osman Yeğen Pasha 1687[28]
Sari Ahmed Pasha 1714[29]–1715[30]
Topal Osman Pasha 1721–27, 1729–30, 1731[31]
Hadji Mustafa Pasha summer of 1797[32]–?
Ahmed Kamil Pasazade Hakki Pasha [33]
Ali Pasha 1793[34]
Ali Pasha (2nd term) 1802[35])
Veli Pasha (son ofAli Pasha) 1804[36]
Hurshid Pasha fl.1808[37]
Köse Ahmed Zekeriya Pasha 1836–March 1840
Mehmed Dilaver Pasha May–July 1840
Yusuf Muhlis Pasha Serezli July 1840–February 1842
Yakub Pasha Kara Osmanzade
Mustafa Nuri Paşa, Sırkatibi
Mehmed Said Paşa, Mirza/Tatar
Mehmed Ziyaeddin Paşa, Mezarcızade
Ömer Paşa, Kızılhisarlı
Mehmed Ziyaeddin Paşa, Mezarcızade
Mehmed Emin Pasha
Asaf Pasha
Mehmed Reşid Paşa, Boşnakzade
Ömer Paşa, Kızılhisarlı (2nd term)
Mehmed Hurshid Pasha Arnavud
Ahmed Nazır Paşa
İsmail Paşa, Çerkes
Abdülkerim Nadir Paşa, Çırpanlı
Ali Paşa, Hacı, Kütahyalı/Germiyanoğlu
Hüseyin Hüsnü Paşa
Mehmed Tevfik Paşa, Taşcızade

Administrative divisions

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1475

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A list dated to 1475 lists seventeen subordinatesanjakbeys,who controlled sub-provinces orsanjaks,which also functioned as military commands:[5]

  1. Constantinople
  2. Gallipoli
  3. Edirne
  4. Nikebolu/Nigbolu
  5. Vidin
  6. Sofia
  7. Serbia (Laz-ili)
  8. Serbia (Despot-ili)
  9. Vardar(under theEvrenosoğullari)
  10. Üsküb
  11. Arnavut-ili(under Iskender Bey, i.e.Skanderbeg)
  12. Arnavut-ili(under theArianiti family)
  13. Bosnia
  14. Bosnia(underStephen)
  15. Arta,ZituniandAthens
  16. Morea
  17. Monastir

1520s

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Another list, dating to the early reign ofSuleiman the Magnificent(r. 1520–1566), lists thesanjakbeysof that period, in approximate order of importance.:[5]

  1. Bey of thePasha-sanjak
  2. Bosnia
  3. Morea
  4. Semendire
  5. Vidin
  6. Hersek
  7. Silistre
  8. Ohri
  9. Avlonya
  10. Iskenderiyye
  11. Yanya
  12. Gelibolu
  13. Köstendil
  14. Nikebolu
  15. Sofia
  16. Inebahti
  17. Tirhala
  18. Alaca Hișar
  19. Vulcetrin
  20. Kefe
  21. Prizren
  22. Karli-eli
  23. Ağriboz
  24. Çirmen
  25. Vize
  26. Izvornik
  27. Florina
  28. Elbasan
  29. Sanjakbeyof theÇingene( "Gypsies")
  30. Midilli
  31. Karadağ (Montenegro)
  32. Sanjakbeyof theMüselleman-i Kirk Kilise( "Muslims ofKirk Kilise")
  33. Sanjakbeyof theVoynuks

TheÇingene,Müselleman-i Kirk Kiliseand Voynuks were not territorial circumscriptions, but rather represented merely asanjakbeyappointed to control these scattered and often nomadic groups, and who acted as the commander of the military forces recruited among them.[5]ThePasha-sanjakin this period comprised a wide area in westernMacedonia,including the towns of Üskub (Skopje), Pirlipe (Prilep), Manastir (Bitola) and Kesriye (Kastoria).[5]

A similar list compiled c. 1534 gives the samesanjaks,except for the absence of Sofia, Florina and Inebahti (among the provinces transferred to the new Archipelago Eyalet in 1533), and the addition of Selanik (Salonica).[5]

1538

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In 1538 there are listed 29 liva (sanjaks) during the reign of Sultan Suleiman I.[38]

  1. Sofya(Pasha Sanjak of Rumelia)
  2. Ağrıboz
  3. Alacahisar
  4. Avlonya
  5. Bosna
  6. Çirmen
  7. Gelibolu
  8. Hersek
  9. İlbasan
  10. İskenderiye
  11. İzvornik
  12. Karlıili
  13. Kefe
  14. Köstendil
  15. Mora
  16. Niğbolu
  17. Ohri
  18. Prizrin
  19. Rodos
  20. Semendire
  21. Silistre
  22. Tırhala
  23. Vidin
  24. Vize
  25. Vulçıtrın
  26. Yanya
  27. Müselleman-ı Kızılca
  28. Müselleman-ı Çingane
  29. Voynugan-ı Istabl-ı Amire

1644

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Furthersanjakswere removed with the progressive creation of neweyalets,and an official register c. 1644 records only fifteensanjaksfor the Rumelia Eyalet:[5]

  1. Köstendil
  2. Tirhala
  3. Prizren
  4. Yanya
  5. Delvine
  6. Vulcetrin
  7. Üskub
  8. Elbasan
  9. Avlonya
  10. Dukagin
  11. Iskenderiyye
  12. Ohri
  13. Alaca Hișar
  14. Selanik
  15. Voynuks

1700/1730

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The Rumelia Eyalet in 1795

The administrative division of the beylerbeylik of Rumelia between 1700-1730 was as follows:[39]

  1. Pasha-sanjak,aroundManastir
  2. Köstendil
  3. Tirhala
  4. Yanya
  5. Delvina
  6. Elbasan
  7. Iskenderiyye
  8. Avlonya
  9. Ohri
  10. Alaca Hisar
  11. Selanik
  12. Dukagin
  13. Prizren
  14. Üsküb
  15. Vulçıtrin
  16. Voynuks
  17. Çingene
  18. Yoruks

Early 19th century

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Sanjaks in the early 19th century:[40]

  1. Manastir
  2. Selanik
  3. Tirhala
  4. Iskenderiyye
  5. Ohri
  6. Avlonya
  7. Köstendil
  8. Elbasan
  9. Prizren
  10. Dukagin
  11. Üsküb
  12. Delvina
  13. Vulcetrin
  14. Kavala
  15. Alaca Hișar
  16. Yanya
  17. Smederevo

Mid-19th century

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The reduced eyalet in the 1850s

According to the state yearbook (salname) of the year 1847, the reduced Rumelia Eyalet, centred at Manastir, encompassed also thesanjaksof Iskenderiyye (Scutari), Ohri (Ohrid) and Kesrye (Kastoria).[5]In 1855, according to the French traveller A. Viquesnel, it comprised thesanjaksof Iskenderiyye, with 7kazasor sub-provinces, Ohri with 8kazas,Kesrye with 8kazasand thepasha-sanjakof Manastir with 11kazas.[41]

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