Trebizond Eyalet

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

Eyalet-i Trabzon
Eyalet of the Ottoman Empire
1598–1867
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The Trebizond Eyalet in 1609
CapitalTrebizond[1]
History 
 Established
1598
 Disestablished
1867
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Erzurum Eyalet
Trebizond Vilayet

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
  3. Sanjak of Vitze
  4. Sanjak of Gonio
  5. Sanjak of Batumi
Sanjaks in the early 19th century:[6]
  1. Sanjak of Trebizond
  2. Sanjak of Giresun
  3. Sanjak of Lazistan

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