The Vilayet of Manastir () was a first-level administrative division (

vilayet A vilayet (, "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 initiated b ...

) of the

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, created in 1874, dissolved in 1877 and re-established in 1879. The vilayet was occupied during the

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in 1912 and divided between the Kingdom of Greece and the

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, with some parts later becoming part of the newly established Principality of Albania.

Administrative divisions

Initially the Manastir Vilayet had the following sanjaks: * Sanjak of Manastir * Sanjak of Prizren * Sanjak of Dibra * Sanjak of Scutari After administrative reforms in 1867 and 1877 some parts of the Manastir Vilayet were ceded to newly established Scutari Vilayet (1867) and Kosovo Vilayet (1877). Administrative divisions of Manastir Vilayet until 1912: * Sanjak of Manastir: Kazas of Manastir ( Bitola), Pirlepe ( Prilep), Florina, Kıraçova ( Kičevo) and Ohrid. * Sanjak of Serfiğe (Between 1864-1867 and 1873–1892): Kazas of Serfiçe (modern Servia), Kozana (modern Kozani), Alasonya (modern Elasson), Kayalar ( Ptolemaida), Nasliç (modern Neapolis, Kozani) and Grebne (modern Grevena). * Sanjak of Dibra: Kazas of Debre-i Bala ( Debar), Mat, Debre-i Zir (Its center was Piskopoya), Rakalar (region around river Radika (its local name is River region (). * Sanjak of Elbasan (İlbasan): Kazas of İlbasan, Grameç and Peklin. * Sanjak of Görice: Kazas of Görice (

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), İstarova ( Pogradec), Kolonya ( Erseke) (Its center was Ersek) and Kesriye (

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Demographics

1897

According to Russian consul in the Manastir Vilayet, A. Rostkovski, finishing the statistical article in 1897, the total population was 803,340, with Rostkovski grouping the population into the following groups: *Turks, Ottomans: 78,867 *Albanians, Ghegs: 144,918 *Albanians, Tosks: 81,518 *Albanians, Christians: 35,525 *Slavs, Exarchists: 186,656 *Slavs, Patriarchists: 93,694 *Slavs, Muslims: 11,542 *Greeks, Christians: 97,439 *Greeks, Muslims: 10,584 *Vlachs (Aromanians): 53,227 *Jews: 5,270

1906/07

According to the 1906/07 Ottoman census the vilayet had a total population of 824,828 people, ethnically consisting as: *Muslims - 328,551 *Christian Greeks - 286,001 *Christian Bulgarians - 197,088 * Wallachians - 5,556 *Jews - 5,459 * Gypsies - 2,104 *Armenians - 8 *

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- 5 * Latins - 3 *Foreign citizens - 53

1911

According to Ottoman census data, the ethnoreligious composition in 1911 was the following (Serbs and Orthodox Albanians were included as either Greeks or Bulgarians):Teaching Modern Southeast European History
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- 455,720 *

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- 349.541 *

Bulgarians Bulgarians (, ) are a nation and South Slavs, South Slavic ethnic group native to Bulgaria and its neighbouring region, who share a common Bulgarian ancestry, culture, history and language. They form the majority of the population in Bulgaria, ...

- 246,344 *

Jews Jews (, , ), or the Jewish people, are an ethnoreligious group and nation, originating from the Israelites of History of ancient Israel and Judah, ancient Israel and Judah. They also traditionally adhere to Judaism. Jewish ethnicity, rel ...

- 10,651 *

Armenians Armenians (, ) are an ethnic group indigenous to the Armenian highlands of West Asia.Robert Hewsen, Hewsen, Robert H. "The Geography of Armenia" in ''The Armenian People From Ancient to Modern Times Volume I: The Dynastic Periods: From Antiq ...

- 9 *Other - 2,614

1912

According to an estimation published in a Belgian magazine, the ethnic composition in 1912 when the vilayet was dissolved during the

was:Published on December 21, 1912 in the Belgian magazine ''Ons Volk Ontwaakt'' (Our Nation Awakes) - view the table of Vilajet Manastir
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*Orthodox

- 331,000 *Muslim

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- 219,000 *Orthodox Vlachs - 65,500 *Orthodox

- 62,000 * Muslim Bulgarians - 24,000 *Muslim Turks - 11,500 * mixed - 35,000

References

External links

* {{Albanians under the Ottoman Empire Vilayets of the Ottoman Empire in Europe States and territories disestablished in 1912 Macedonia under the Ottoman Empire 1874 establishments in the Ottoman Empire History of Bitola 1912 disestablishments in the Ottoman Empire