Herzegovina Eyalet

Eyalet-i Hersek
Eyalet of the Ottoman Empire

1833–1851

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Herzegovina Eyalet in the 1850s
Capital Mostar
History
 - Established 1833
 - Disestablished 1851
Today part of  Bosnia and Herzegovina

The Eyalet of Herzegovina was an Ottoman eyalet from 1833 to 1851. Its last capital was Mostar.

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History

In 1831, Bosnian kapudan Husein Gradaščević occupied Travnik, demanding autonomy and the end of military reforms in Bosnia.[1] Ultimately, exploiting the rivalries between beys and kapudans, the grand vizier succeeded in detaching the Herzegovinian forces, led by Ali Agha Rizvanbegović, from Gradaščević’s.[1] The revolt was crushed, and in 1833, a new eyalet of Herzegovina was created from the southern part of the eyalet of Bosnia and given to Ali Agha Rizvanbegović as a reward for his contribution in crushing the uprising.[1] This new entity lasted only for a few years: after Rizvanbegović's death, it was reintegrated into the Bosnia eyalet.

Administrative divisions

The Pashaluk of Herzegovina was formed from following counties: Prijepolje, Pljevlja with Kolašin and Šaranci with Drobnjak, Čajniče, Nevesinje, Nikšić, Ljubinje-Trebinje, Stolac, Počitelj, Blagaj, Mostar, Duvno and half of the county of Konjic which is on southern side of Neretva.

References

  1. ^ a b c Encyclopedia of the Ottoman Empire at Google Books By Gábor Ágoston, Bruce Alan Masters

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