Basra Eyalet (, )
was an
eyalet
Eyalets (, , ), also known as beylerbeyliks or pashaliks, were the primary administrative divisions of the Ottoman Empire.
From 1453 to the beginning of the nineteenth century the Ottoman local government was loosely structured. The empire was a ...
of the
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman Empire (), also called the Turkish Empire, was an empire, imperial realm that controlled much of Southeast Europe, West Asia, and North Africa from the 14th to early 20th centuries; it also controlled parts of southeastern Centr ...
. Its reported area in the 19th century was . It had a
Defterdar and
Kehiya of the
Chavushes but neither
Alai-beg nor
Cheribashi because there were no
ziamets or
Timars, the lands being all rented by the governor.
History
Basra had formerly a hereditary government (
mulkiat), but it was reduced to an ordinary
eyalet
Eyalets (, , ), also known as beylerbeyliks or pashaliks, were the primary administrative divisions of the Ottoman Empire.
From 1453 to the beginning of the nineteenth century the Ottoman local government was loosely structured. The empire was a ...
when conquered by Sultan
Mehmed IV.
In 1534, when the Ottomans
captured Baghdad,
Rashid al-Mughamis, the Bedouin emir who then controlled Basra, submitted to Ottomans.
Basra became an Ottoman province in 1538,
and an Ottoman governor was appointed by 1546.
The eyalet was later subordinated to
Baghdad
Baghdad ( or ; , ) is the capital and List of largest cities of Iraq, largest city of Iraq, located along the Tigris in the central part of the country. With a population exceeding 7 million, it ranks among the List of largest cities in the A ...
during the
Mamluk dynasty of Iraq, and was separated from Baghdad again from 1850 to 1862.
Administrative divisions
The eyalet of Basra consisted of the following sanjaks in 1702:
# Sanjak of Basra (Seat of the Pasha)
# Sanjak of Kıyab
# Sanjak of Badiye
# Sanjak of Sabusne, Gaffât, Mensûr and Batna
# Sanjak of Seremle
# Sanjak of Şuş
# Sanjak of Gazan, Resle and Safiyye
# Sanjak of Ceğar
See also
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Safavid occupation of Basra (1697–1701)
The Safavid occupation of Basra (1697–1701) took place between 26 March 1697 and 9 March 1701. It was the second time that the important Persian Gulf city had fallen to Safavid Iran.
Basra, located in present-day Iraq, had already been under ...
References
Eyalets of the Ottoman Empire in Asia
Ottoman Iraq
1538 establishments in the Ottoman Empire
1862 disestablishments in the Ottoman Empire
History of Basra
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