Mutasarrif or mutesarrif (Ottoman Turkish: متصرّف, Turkish: mutasarrıf) was the title used in the Ottoman Empire and places like post-Ottoman Iraq for the governor of an administrative district.[1][2][3] The Ottoman rank of mutasarrif was established as part of a 1864 reform, and its holder was appointed directly by the Sultan.[4]
The administrative district under his authority, the mutasarrifate (English for mutasarriflık), was officially called a sanjak (سنجاق) in Turkish or liwa (لواء) in Arabic.[3][5] A mutasarrif was subordinate to a wali or governor-general of a province, while being of superior rank to a kaymakam.[3][6]
Ottoman Turkish mutasarrıf is derived from the Arabic mutaṣarrif, meaning provincial governor.[7] Mutaṣarrif is the active participle of taṣarrafa, meaning "to act without restriction", "have the right of disposing (over somebody or something)".[7]
History
This administrative unit was sometimes independent (e.g., Mount Lebanon Mutasarrifate or Cyprus) and sometimes was part of a vilayet (province), administered by a vali, and contained nahiye (communes), each administered by a kaymakam.[8] This rank was established in 1864 against the new Law of Villayets instead of rank of mutesellim which was abolished in 1842.[9]
"This small political unit was governed by a non-Lebanese Ottoman Christian subject and given the protection of European powers. The religious communities of the district were represented by a council that dealt directly with the governor. This system provided peace and prosperity until its abolition."[10]
The mutassarifates of the Ottoman Empire included:
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^Krikorian, Mesrob K. (2018). Armenians in the Service of the Ottoman Empire: 1860-1908. Routledge. p. 24. ISBN978-1351031288. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
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