Hüdavendigâr Eyalet (Ottoman Turkish: ایالت خداوندگار, romanizedEyālet-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".

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

Administrative divisions

edit

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

edit
  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