The Vilayet of Sivas (, ota, ولايت سيوس, Vilâyet-i Sivas) was a first-level administrative division (

vilayet A vilayet ( ota, , "province"), also known by #Names, various other names, was a first-order administrative division of the later Ottoman Empire. It was introduced in the Vilayet Law of 21 January 1867, part of the Tanzimat reform movement init ...

) of the

Ottoman Empire The Ottoman Empire, * ; is an archaic version. The definite article forms and were synonymous * and el, Оθωμανική Αυτοκρατορία, Othōmanikē Avtokratoria, label=none * info page on book at Martin Luther University) ...

, and was one of the Six Armenian vilayets. The vilayet was bordered by Erzurum Vilayet to the east,

Mamuretülaziz Vilayet The Vilayet of Mamuret-ul-Aziz,Vilayet of Ma'muretül'aziz, ''Redhouse Yeni Türkçe-İngilizce Sözlük'', On İkinci Basım, Redhouse Yayınevi, 1991, , p. 729, Ma'mûretü'l-Azîz, Ma'muretül Aziz or Mamûretü'l-Azîz ( Ottoman: ''Vilâyet- ...

to the south-east, the Trebizond Vilayet to the north and Ankara Vilayet to the west. At the beginning of the 20th century it had an area of , while the preliminary results of the first Ottoman census of 1885 (published in 1908) gave the population as 996,126.Keane, A.H. (1909) ''Asia'' (2nd edition) E. Stanford, London, volume 1
page 459
The accuracy of the population figures ranges from "approximate" to "merely conjectural" depending on the region from which they were gathered.

History

The Vilayet of Sivas was created in 1867 when eyalets were replaced with vilayets under the "Vilayet Law" (Turkish: ''Teşkil-i Vilayet Nizamnamesi'') and was dissolved in 1922 by Atatürk's reorganization. From 1913 to 1916, Ahmed Muammer was the '' Vali'' (governor) of the vilayet, and he has been accused of being complicit in actions against the Armenian population.

Administrative divisions

East Anatolian rug (detail), Şarkişla-Sivas region

Sanjaks of the Vilayet:Sivas Vilayeti , Tarih ve Medeniyet
/ref> # Sanjak of Sivas (

Sivas Sivas (Latin and Greek: ''Sebastia'', ''Sebastea'', Σεβάστεια, Σεβαστή, ) is a city in central Turkey and the seat of Sivas Province. The city, which lies at an elevation of in the broad valley of the Kızılırmak river, is ...

, Bünyan, Şarkışla, Hafik, Darende, Divriği, Aziziye, Kangal, Zara, Gürün, Yıldızeli) # Sanjak of Amasya (

Amasya Amasya () is a city in northern Turkey and is the capital of Amasya Province, in the Black Sea Region. It was called Amaseia or Amasia in antiquity."Amasya" in '' The New Encyclopædia Britannica''. Chicago: Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 15th e ...

, Havza,

Mecitözü Mecitözü is a town and district of Çorum Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey, 37 km from the city of Çorum Çorum () (Medieval Greek: Ευχάνεια, romanized: Euchaneia) is a northern Anatolian city that is the capital of th ...

Vezirköprü Vezirköprü is a district of Samsun Province of Turkey. It is named after the Ottoman Albanian grand vizier Köprülü Mehmed Pasha. History At the breakup of Alexander the Great's empire the Vezirköprü region became part of the kingdom ...

, Gümüşhacıköy,

Merzifon Merzifon ( hy, Մարզուան, Marzvan, Romanization of Persian, Middle Persian: ; grc, Μερσυφὼν, Mersyphòn, el, Μερζιφούντα, Merzifounta) is a town and district in Amasya Province in the central Black Sea region of Turkey ...

, Ladik) # Sanjak of Karahisar-ı Şarki (

Şebinkarahisar Şebinkarahisar is a town in and the administrative seat for Şebinkarahisar District, Giresun Province in the Black Sea region of northeastern Turkey. Name The 6th century Byzantine historian Procopius writes that the Roman general Pompey c ...

, Alucra, Hamidiye, Suşehri (Endires till 1875), Koyulhisar) # Sanjak of

Tokad Tokat is the capital city of Tokat Province of Turkey in the mid-Black Sea region of Anatolia. It is located at the confluence of the Tokat River (Tokat Suyu) with the Yeşilırmak (river), Yeşilırmak. In the 2018 census, the city of Tokat had a ...

(Created from Sivas sanjak in 1880 and gained Erbaa and Zile kazas from Amasya one) (

Tokat Tokat is the capital city of Tokat Province of Turkey in the mid-Black Sea region of Anatolia. It is located at the confluence of the Tokat River (Tokat Suyu) with the Yeşilırmak. In the 2018 census, the city of Tokat had a population of 155,0 ...

, Erbaa, Zile,

Niksar Niksar, historically known as Neocaesarea (Νεοκαισάρεια), is a city in Tokat Province, Turkey. It was settled by many empires, being once the capital city of the province. Niksar is known as "Çukurova of the North-Anatolia" due to it ...

(Before 1880 it was part of Canik Sanjak of Trabzon Vilayethttp://www.edebiyatdergisi.hacettepe.edu.tr/index.php/EFD/article/download/509/367), Reşadiye) Not: Reşadiye (İskefsir till 1909) was nahiya center in Hamidiye kaza of Sanjak of Karahisar-ı Şarki till 1906.

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* {{Six vilayets Vilayets of the Ottoman Empire in Anatolia Ottoman period in Armenia History of Amasya Province History of Çorum Province History of Giresun Province History of Kayseri Province History of Malatya Province History of Ordu Province History of Tokat Province History of Samsun Province History of Sivas Province 1867 establishments in the Ottoman Empire 1922 disestablishments in the Ottoman Empire