Eğri Eyalet
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| Egir Eyalet Eyâlet-i Egir Egri ejalet Jegarski ejalet | |
|---|---|
| Eyalet of the Ottoman Empire | |
| 1596–1661 | |
| Capital | Egir (Hungarian: Eger) |
| History | |
• Established | 1596 |
• Disestablished | 1661 |
Egir Eyalet (Template:Lang-ota, Modern Template:Lang-tr, Template:Lang-hu, Template:Lang-sr) or Pashaluk of Egir was an administrative unit of the Ottoman Empire formed in 1596 with its capital at Egir (Hungarian: Eger). It included parts of present-day Hungary, Slovakia, Romania, and Serbia.
Administrative divisions
The province included following sanjaks:
- Sanjak of Segedin (Szeged)
- Sanjak of Sonluk (Szolnok)
- Sanjak of Seçen (Szécsény)
- Sanjak of Hatvan
- Sanjak of Kerman
- Sanjak of Novigrad (Nograd)
- Sanjak of Filek (Filakovo)
Population
The population of the province was ethnically and religiously diverse and included Slovaks and Hungarians (living mainly in the north), Serbs (living mainly in the south), and Muslims of various ethnic origins (living mainly in the cities). Other minorities included Jews and Roma.
References
- Dr. Dušan J. Popović, Srbi u Vojvodini, knjiga 1, Novi Sad, 1990.