1483–1864 → Disestablished 1864 Date dissolved 1864 | Established 1483 Today part of Turkey | |
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Capital Konya (1483-1522), (1562-1864), Kayseri (1522-1562) | ||
Karaman Eyalet (Ottoman Turkish: ایالت قرهمان; Eyālet-i Ḳaraman) was one of the subdivisions of the Ottoman Empire. Its reported area in the 19th century was 30,463 square miles (78,900 km2).
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In 1468, the formerly independent principality of Karaman was annexed by the Ottomans; Mehmed II appointed his son Mustafa as governor of the new eyalet, with his seat at Konya.
Karaman eyalet
Administrative divisions
The eyalet consisted of seven sanjaks between 1700 and 1740:
- Sanjak of Konya (Paşa Sancağı , Konya)
- Sanjak of Niğde (Niğde)
- Sanjak of Kayseriyye (Kayseri)
- Sanjak of Kirshehir (Kırşehir Sancağı, Kırşehir)
- Sanjak of Beyshehir (Beyşehir Sancağı, Beyşehir)
- Sanjak of Aksaray (Aksaray)
- Sanjak of Akshehir (Akşehir Sancağı, Akşehir)
References
Karaman Eyalet Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA