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In English, Ottoman subdivisions are seldom known by myriad Turkish terms (vilayet, eyalet, beylerbeylik, sancak, nahiye, kaza, etc.) which are often eschewed in favour of the English-language denomination (e.g. "province", "county", or "district") that is perceived to be the closest to the Turkish original. [7]
Pages in category "Subdivisions of the Ottoman Empire" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Eyalets (Ottoman Turkish: ایالت, pronounced, lit. ' province '), also known as beylerbeyliks [1] 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. [2]
A kaza (Ottoman Turkish: قضا, "judgment" or "jurisdiction") [note 1] was an administrative division of the Ottoman Empire. It is also discussed in English under the names district, [2] subdistrict, [3] [4] and juridical district. [5] Kazas continued to be used by some of the empire's successor states.
The term originated from rayah, a generic name for the non-Muslim subjects of the Ottoman Empire. [1] Though mainly populated by Christian populations, a raya was ruled according to Ottoman law. [2] A raia consisted of an important fortress and its hinterland, which generally formed a kaza in the Ottoman
The Vilayet of the Archipelago (Ottoman Turkish: ولايت جزائر بحر سفيد, Vilâyet-i Cezair-i Bahr-i Sefid, [2] [3] "Vilayet of the Islands of the Mediterranean Sea") was a first-level administrative division of the Ottoman Empire extant from 1867 to 1912–13, including, at its maximum extent, the Ottoman Aegean islands, Cyprus and the Dardanelles Strait.
The nahiye (Ottoman Turkish: ناحیه) was an administrative territorial entity of the Ottoman Empire, smaller than a kaza. The head was a mütesellim (governor) who was appointed by the Pasha. The kaza was a subdivision of a sanjak [1] and corresponded roughly to a city with its surrounding villages.
The term Six Armenian Vilayets was a diplomatic usage referring to the Ottoman provinces with substantial Armenian populations. In fact, this term was known in the diplomatic language of the time as the area for which a number of Great Powers wished reforms for the benefit of the Armenians. [2]