Baghdad Eyalet (Arabic: إِيَالَةُ بَغْدَاد, Ottoman Turkish: ایالت بغداد, romanized: Eyālet-i Baġdād)[2] was an Iraqieyalet of the Ottoman Empire centered on Baghdad. Its reported area in the 19th century was 62,208 square miles (161,120 km2).[3]
Safavid shah Ismail I took the Baghdad region from the Aq Qoyunlu in 1508.[4] After the Safavid takeover, Sunni Muslims, Jews and Christians became targets of persecution, and were killed for being infidels.[4] In addition, Shah Ismail ordered the destruction of the grave of Abu Hanifa, founder of the Hanafi school of law which the Ottomans adopted as their official legal guide.[4]
For a time, Baghdad had been the largest city in the Middle East. The city saw relative revival in the latter part of the 18th century under a largely autonomous Mamluk government. Direct Ottoman rule was reimposed by Ali Ridha Pasha in 1831. From 1851 to 1852 and from 1861 to 1867, Baghdad was governed, under the Ottoman Empire by Mehmed Namık Pasha. The Nuttall Encyclopedia reports the 1907 population of Baghdad as 185,000.
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^Evliya Çelebi; Joseph von Hammer-Purgstall (1834). Narrative of Travels in Europe, Asia, and Africa in the Seventeenth Century. Oriental Translation Fund. p. 90. Retrieved 2013-06-26.
baghdad, eyalet, arabic, ال, اد, ottoman, turkish, ایالت, بغداد, romanized, eyālet, baġdād, iraqi, eyalet, ottoman, empire, centered, baghdad, reported, area, 19th, century, square, miles, eyalet, baghdadarabic, ال, اد, ottoman, turkish, ایالت, بغدادeyalet, ot. Baghdad Eyalet Arabic إ ي ال ة ب غ د اد Ottoman Turkish ایالت بغداد romanized Eyalet i Baġdad 2 was an Iraqi eyalet of the Ottoman Empire centered on Baghdad Its reported area in the 19th century was 62 208 square miles 161 120 km2 3 Eyalet of BaghdadArabic إ ي ال ة ب غ د اد Ottoman Turkish ایالت بغدادEyalet of the Ottoman EmpireUnder Safavid occupation 1624 1638 1535 1864FlagThe Baghdad Eyalet in 1609CapitalBaghdad 1 HistoryHistory Capture of Baghdad1535 Disestablished1864Preceded by Succeeded byBaghdad ProvinceMamluk Sultanate Baghdad VilayetToday part ofIraq Contents 1 History 2 Administrative divisions 3 References 4 See alsoHistory EditSafavid shah Ismail I took the Baghdad region from the Aq Qoyunlu in 1508 4 After the Safavid takeover Sunni Muslims Jews and Christians became targets of persecution and were killed for being infidels 4 In addition Shah Ismail ordered the destruction of the grave of Abu Hanifa founder of the Hanafi school of law which the Ottomans adopted as their official legal guide 4 In 1534 Baghdad was captured by the Ottoman Empire 4 and the eyalet was established in 1535 5 Between 1623 and 1638 it was once again in Iranian hands It was decisively recaptured by the Ottomans in 1638 4 whose possession over Iraq was agreed upon in the 1639 Treaty of Zuhab For a time Baghdad had been the largest city in the Middle East The city saw relative revival in the latter part of the 18th century under a largely autonomous Mamluk government Direct Ottoman rule was reimposed by Ali Ridha Pasha in 1831 From 1851 to 1852 and from 1861 to 1867 Baghdad was governed under the Ottoman Empire by Mehmed Namik Pasha The Nuttall Encyclopedia reports the 1907 population of Baghdad as 185 000 Administrative divisions EditSanjaks of Baghdad Eyalet in the 17th century 6 Seven of the eighteen Sanjaks of this eyalet were divided into ziamets and Timars Sanjak of Hilla Sanjak of Zeng abad Sanjak of Javazar Sanjak of Rumahia Sanjak of Jangula Sanjak of Kara tagh the name of the seventh sanjak is missing The other eleven sanjaks had no ziamets or Timars and were entirely in the power of their possessors Sanjak of Terteng Sanjak of Samwat Sanjak of Biat Sanjak of Derneh Sanjak of Deh balad Sanjak of Evset Sanjak of Kerneh deh Sanjak of Demir kapu Sanjak of Karanieh Sanjak of Kilan Sanjak of Al sahReferences Edit John Macgregor 1850 Commercial statistics A digest of the productive resources commercial Whittaker and co p 12 Retrieved 2013 06 26 Some Provinces of the Ottoman Empire Geonames de Archived from the original on 28 September 2013 Retrieved 25 February 2013 The Popular encyclopedia or conversations lexicon Vol 6 Blackie 1862 p 698 Retrieved 2013 06 26 a b c d e Gabor Agoston Bruce Alan Masters 2009 01 01 Encyclopedia of the Ottoman Empire Infobase Publishing p 71 ISBN 978 1 4381 1025 7 Retrieved 2013 06 26 Donald Edgar Pitcher 1972 An Historical Geography of the Ottoman Empire Brill Archive p 126 Retrieved 2013 06 26 Evliya Celebi Joseph von Hammer Purgstall 1834 Narrative of Travels in Europe Asia and Africa in the Seventeenth Century Oriental Translation Fund p 90 Retrieved 2013 06 26 See also EditOttoman Iraq List of Ottoman governors of Baghdad Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Baghdad Eyalet amp oldid 1119484467, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
