Budin Province, Ottoman Empire
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Budin Province (also known as Pashaluk of Budin or Eyalet of Budin; Ottoman Turkish: Eyâlet-i Budin, Modern Turkish: Budin Eyaleti, Hungarian: Budai vilajet, Serbian: Budimski vilajet or Будимски вилајет, Croatian: Budimski vilajet) was an administrative unit of the Ottoman Empire that included parts of present-day Hungary, Serbia, Croatia, and Slovakia. Capital of the Budin Province was Budin (Buda).
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[edit] History
Province was formed after Ottoman army conquered Buda in 1541. In 1596 and 1600, the new pashaluks of Egir (Eger) and Kanije (Kanizsa) were formed and some parts of the Budin Pashaluk were included into these pashaluks.
[edit] Administrative divisions
After 1541, province included following sanjaks:
- Sanjak of Budin (Buda)
- Sanjak of Semendire (Smederevo)
- Sanjak of Zvornik
- Sanjak of Vučitrn
- Sanjak of Požega
- Sanjak of Mıhaç (Mohács)
- Sanjak of İstolni Belgrad (Székesfehérvár)
- Sanjak of Segedin (Szeged)
- Sanjak of Sirem (Syrmia)
- Sanjak of Kopan (Koppany)
- Sanjak of Şiklofça (Siklós)
- Sanjak of Peçuy (Pécs)
- Sanjak of Vidin
- Sanjak of Alacahisar (Kruševac)
- Sanjak of Çanad (Cenad)
- Sanjak of Kecskerecs
- Sanjak of Hipovo (?)
In about 1600, province included following sanjaks:
- Sanjak of Semendire (Smederevo)
- Sanjak of Sirem (Syrmia)
- Sanjak of Kovin
- Sanjak of Kopan (Koppany)
- Sanjak of İstolni Belgrad (Székesfehérvár)
- Sanjak of Mıhaç (Mohács)
- Sanjak of Şiklofça (Siklós)
- Sanjak of Dunaszekcső
In 1610, province included following sanjaks:
- Sanjak of Budin (Buda)
- Sanjak of Sirem (Syrmia)
- Sanjak of Ráckeve
- Sanjak of Kopan (Koppany)
- Sanjak of İstolni Belgrad (Székesfehérvár)
- Sanjak of Mıhaç (Mohács)
Before the end of Ottoman rule (i.e. before 1699), province included following sanjaks:
- Sanjak of Budin (Buda)
- Sanjak of Sirem (Syrmia)
- Sanjak of Semendire (Smederevo)
- Sanjak of Seksar (Szekszárd)
- Sanjak of Şemtorna (Simontornya)
- Sanjak of İstolni Belgrad (Székesfehérvár)
- Sanjak of Usturgon (Esztergom)
- Sanjak of Mıhaç (Mohács)
- Sanjak of Peçuy (Pécs)
[edit] 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).
[edit] References
- Peter Rokai - Zoltan Đere - Tibor Pal - Aleksandar Kasaš, Istorija Mađara, Beograd, 2002.
- Dr. Dušan J. Popović, Srbi u Vojvodini, knjiga 1, Novi Sad, 1990.
