The government of the Ottoman Empire in the time of Suleiman the MagnificentLybyer, Albert Howe
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The government of the Ottoman Empire in the time of Suleiman the Magnificent
Lybyer, Albert Howe
Süleyman I, Sultan of the Turks, 1494 or 1495-1566; Turkey -- Politics and government
The _Sanjaks_ truly [set forth]: these (as I said above)
have under government the provinces entrusted to the
_Beylerbeys_; they are men of much and very great reputation
and esteem, especially in the affairs of war; they are named
as below by the names of the places which are given to their
government. And first the _Beylerbey_ of Greece holds as his
sanjakate the places about Salonika. Then follow the others
of Kaffa, Silistria, Nicopolis, Vidin, Semendria, Servia and
Belgrade,[786] Zvornick, Bosnia, Hersek, which is the Servia
called the Duchy,[787] Scutari, Avlona, Yanina, Karli Ili,
Lepanto, Morea, Negropont, Trikkala, Gallipoli, Kirk-Kilisse or
Forty Churches, Viza, Chirmen, Kostendil, Vishidrina, Prisrend,
Okhrida, Alaja Hissar, Elbassan, Voinuch, Chiuchene, Zaiza.
These are usually counted thirty-five, but five are regions
united to neighboring places, namely Philippopolis, Sofia,
Durazzo, Albania, and Uskup.
ANATOLIA, or Asia Minor: Pontus, Bithynia, Lydia, Caria, and
Lycia. The sanjakate of the _Beylerbey_ is at Kutaia. And the
others are in Hoja-ili, Boli, Kastamuni, Angora, Kanghri,[788]
Tekke-ili, Menteshe-ili, Aidin-ili, Alayeh,[789] Bigha, and
Manissa,[790] which is that of Sultan Mustapha, the oldest son
of the Signor. This place is opposite the middle of Chios near
the sea.
AMASIA, and Tokat, which is Paphlagonia, Galatia, and
Cappadocia. The sanjakate of the _Beylerbey_ is in Amasia, of
the others in Chorum, Janik, Kara-hissar, Samsun, Trebizond.
CARAMANIA, which is Cilicia opposite Cyprus and Pamphylia.
The sanjakate of the _Beylerbey_ is in Konia. The others
have theirs in Naranda, Hissar, Eski-hissar, Versag-ili,
Sivri-hissar.
ANADOLE, or Armenia Minor. The sanjakate of the _Beylerbey_
is in Marash. Those of the others in Sarmussacli,
Albistan-ovassi,[791] Adana, Tarsus.
DIARBEKIR, or Mesopotamia, and part of Armenia Major, of which
the remainder belongs to the Persians and the Kurds. The
sanjakate of the _Beylerbey_ is in Diarbekir. And the others
have theirs in Kara Amid, Arghana, Toljik, Hassan-Kief, Mardin,
Kharput, Mosul, Erzerum, Baiburt, Bitlis, and Naximan-ovassi.
SYRIA, and Judea. The sanjakate of the _Beylerbey_ is in
Damascus. Of the others in Malatia, Divirigi, Aintab, Antioch,
Aleppo, Tripoli, Hama, Homs, Safita, Jerusalem, Gaza.
EGYPT, with part of Arabia Deserta as far as Jeddah;[792]
Mecca, with all of Arabia Felix, where are many Arab lordlings,
who are partly in devotion to the Turkish Signor, partly to no
one. The sanjakate of the _Beylerbey_ is in Cairo, and of the
others....[793]
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