1535–1864 → Disestablished 1864 Capital Mosul | Established 1535 Today part of Iraq Date dissolved 1864 | |
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Mosul Eyalet (Ottoman Turkish: ایالت موصل; Eyālet-i Mūṣul) was an eyalet of the Ottoman Empire. Its reported area in the 19th century was 7,832 square miles (20,280 km2). The eyalet was largely inhabited by Kurds.
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History
Sultan Selim I defeated the army of Shah Ismail at the Battle of Çaldiran, but it wasn't until 1517 that Ottoman armies gained control of Mosul, which remained a frontier garrison city until the 1534 capture of Baghdad. The eyalet was established in 1535. Mosul then became one of three Ottoman administrative territorial units of ‘Irāk.
Administrative divisions
Sanjaks of Mosul Eyalet in the 17th century:
- Sanjak of Bajwanli
- Sanjak of Tekrit
- Sanjak of Eski Mosul (Nineveh)
- Sanjak of Harú
References
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