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'''Egir Province''' (also known as '''Pashaluk of Egir''' or '''Eyalet of |
'''Egir Province''' (also known as '''Pashaluk of Egir''' or '''Eyalet of Egir'''; [[Turkish language|Ottoman Turkish]]: ''Eyâlet-i Egir'', [[Turkish language|Modern Turkish]]: ''Eğri Eyaleti'', [[Hungarian language|Hungarian]]: ''Egri vilajet'', [[Serbian language|Serbian]]: ''Jegarski vilajet'' or Јегарски вилајет) was an administrative unit of the [[Ottoman Empire]] formed in 1596. It included parts of present-day [[Hungary]], [[Romania]], and [[Serbia]]. Capital of the Egir Province was [[Eger|Egir]] (Eger). |
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==Administrative divisions== |
==Administrative divisions== |
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The province included following sanjaks: |
The province included following sanjaks: |
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*Sanjak of [[Szeged|Segedin]] |
*Sanjak of [[Szeged|Segedin]] (Szeged) |
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*Sanjak of [[Szolnok|Solnok]] |
*Sanjak of [[Szolnok|Solnok]] (Szolnok) |
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*Sanjak of [[Hatvan]] |
*Sanjak of [[Hatvan]] |
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*Sanjak of [[Nograd|Novigrad]] |
*Sanjak of [[Nograd|Novigrad]] (Nograd) |
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*Sanjak of [[Filakovo|Filek]] |
*Sanjak of [[Filakovo|Filek]] (Filakovo) |
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==Population== |
==Population== |
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Revision as of 08:37, 29 July 2007
Egir Province (also known as Pashaluk of Egir or Eyalet of Egir; Ottoman Turkish: Eyâlet-i Egir, Modern Turkish: Eğri Eyaleti, Hungarian: Egri vilajet, Serbian: Jegarski vilajet or Јегарски вилајет) was an administrative unit of the Ottoman Empire formed in 1596. It included parts of present-day Hungary, Romania, and Serbia. Capital of the Egir Province was Egir (Eger).
Administrative divisions
The province included following sanjaks:
- Sanjak of Segedin (Szeged)
- Sanjak of Solnok (Szolnok)
- Sanjak of Hatvan
- Sanjak of Novigrad (Nograd)
- Sanjak of Filek (Filakovo)
Population
Population of the province was ethnically and religiously diverse and included Hungarians (living mainly in the north), Serbs (living mainly in the south), Muslims of various ethnic origins (living mainly in the cities) and others (Jews, Roma, etc).
References
- Dr. Dušan J. Popović, Srbi u Vojvodini, knjiga 1, Novi Sad, 1990.