Sanjak of Ioannina

Sanjak of Ioannina
sanjak of Ottoman Empire
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Capital Ioannina
History
 - Established 1430
 - Treaty of London 1913
Today part of Greece and Albania

The Sanjak of Ioannina or Sanjak of Jannina, Sanjak of Janina, Sanjak of Yanina, (Turkish: Yanya Sancağı) was one of the sanjaks of the Ottoman Empire which county town was Ioannina in Epirus.

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Administration

Sanjak of Ioannina consisted of the following kazas: Ioannina central kaza, Aydonat (modern day Paramythia in Greece), Filat (modern day Filiates in Greece), Megva (modern day Metsovo), Leshovik (modern day Leskovik in Albania), Konice (modern day Konitsa), Pogon (modern day Pogon/Pogoni on the present Greek-Albanian border), Permedi (modern day Përmet in Albania).[1][2]

In period 1430—1670 the sanjak of Janina was part of Rumelia Eyalet.[3] In period 1670–1787 the Sanjak of Ioannina was part of the Ioannina Eyalet. In 1788 Ali Pasha gained control of the Sanjak of Ioannina and merged it with Sanjak of Trikala into Pashalik of Yanina.[4] Ali Pasha was killed in 1822. In 1867 the Sanjak of Ioannina was merged with Berat, Gjirokastër, Preveza and Kastoria into Janina Vilayet. Kesriye was later demoted to kaza and bounded to Monastir Vilayet.

During the reign of Bayazid II (1481–1512) the sanjakbey of Sanjak of Ioannina was Dâvud Paşa-zâde Mustafa Bey.[5]

At the elections of 1908 the region elected to representatives for the Ottoman government, both of them Greeks.[6]

Demography

In period 1520—1538, according to the Ottoman census, the Sanjak of Ioannina was populated with 32,097 Christian families and 613 Moslem families.[7]

References

  1. ^ H. Karpat, Kemal (1985). Ottoman population, 1830-1914: demographic and social characteristics. p. 146. http://books.google.com/books?ei=HuJ6Tp_wBoe20QXL87SjAw&ct=result&sqi=2&id=yhgEAQAAIAAJ&dq=janina+kaza&q=%22Yanya+Central+Kaza%22#search_anchor. Retrieved 22 September 2011. 
  2. ^ Motika, Raoul (1995). Türkische Wirtschafts- und Sozialgeschichte (1071-1920). p. 297. http://books.google.com/books?id=5BQ0AQAAIAAJ&q=pogon+permedi+Koni%C3%A7e&dq=pogon+permedi+Koni%C3%A7e&hl=en&ei=kuV6TsKOMKbk4QS8ptXnDw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&sqi=2&ved=0CCwQ6AEwAA. Retrieved 22 September 2011. "Sancaks Yanya (Kazas: Yanya, Aydonat (Paramythia), Filat (Philiates), Meçova (Metsovo), Leskovik (war kurzzeitig Sancak) und Koniçe (Konitsa)" 
  3. ^ Haim, Abraham (1991). חברה וקהילה. p. 31. http://books.google.com/books?id=Xm2gAAAAMAAJ&q=%22jannina+sanjak%22+-Ali+-pasha&dq=%22jannina+sanjak%22+-Ali+-pasha&hl=en&ei=rNp6TpCUE8mp-gbHhKwl&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCwQ6AEwAA. Retrieved 22 September 2011. "large districts and sanjaks in Rumeli: Jannina Naupaktos Egripoz (Euboea) Sanjak of Jannina ..." 
  4. ^ The biographical Dictionary of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, Volume 2, Issue 1. UK. 1843. p. 141. http://books.google.com/books?id=fMk5AAAAcAAJ&pg=PA141&dq=janina+sanjak&hl=en&ei=ldR6TvGmCorn-gaA550q&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=7&ved=0CEcQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=janina%20sanjak&f=false. Retrieved 22 September 2011. "To revard his services he was appointed Pasha of Trikala...At the close of the year 1788 he succeed in obtaining the Sanjak of Janina" 
  5. ^ Prilozi za Orijentalnu Filologiju. 1962. p. 339. http://books.google.com/books?ei=HhJ5Ts6sMI-f-QaX3JQf&ct=result&id=rZM6AQAAIAAJ&dq=Sanjak+of+Ioannina&q=%22sand%C5%BEak-beg+bio+Davudpa%C5%A1azade+Mustafa-beg%22#search_anchor. Retrieved 20 September 2011. "Poznato nam je da je u doba Bajazita II njen sandžak-beg bio Davudpašazade Mustafa-beg" 
  6. ^ Öztürk, Kâzım (1997). Türk parlamento tarihi : TBMM - III. dönem, 1927 - 1931. Ankara: Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi Vakfı. ISBN 9789757291008. http://books.google.gr/books?ei=k4SDTuvqOYmTswbM34WKDg&ct=result&id=5dcVAQAAIAAJ&dq=mamopulo+efendi&q=%22Dimitraki+Kingos+Efendi+%22#search_anchor. 
  7. ^ A. Mikropoulos, Tassos (2008). Elevating and Safeguarding Culture Using Tools of the Information Society. Ioannina: University of Ioannina. p. 310. ISBN 978-960-233-187-3. http://books.google.com/books?id=optXTg3ovBYC&pg=PA310&dq=%22Sanjak+of+Ioannina%22&hl=en&ei=5Wl4TtjbKIuSOrKvpKMN&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CDkQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22Sanjak%20of%20Ioannina%22&f=false. Retrieved 20 September 2011. 

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