The Eyalet of Silistra or Silistria[3] (Ottoman Turkish: ایالت سیلیستره; Eyālet-i Silistre),[4] later known as Özü Eyalet (Ottoman Turkish: ایالت اوزی; Eyālet-i Özi)[4] meaning Province of Ochakiv was an eyalet of the Ottoman Empire along the Black Sealittoral and south bank of the Danube River in southeastern Europe. The fortress of Akkerman was under the eyalet's jurisdiction.[5] Its reported area in the 19th century was 71,140 square kilometres (27,469 sq mi).[6]
It was named after Silistra, since its governor often resided in this Danubian fortress. Around 1599, it was expanded and raised to the level of an eyalet likely as a benefit to its first governor-general (beylerbeyi), the khan of Crimea.[citation needed] It was centered on the regions of Dobruja, Budjak (Ottoman Bessarabia), and Yedisan and included the towns of Varna, Kustendja (Constanța), Akkerman (Bilhorod-Dnistrovs'kyi), and Khadjibey (Odessa) with its capital at the fortresses of Silistra (now in Bulgaria) or Özi (now Ochakiv in Ukraine).
In the 17th century, Silistra Eyalet was expanded to the south and west to include most of modern Bulgaria and European Turkey including the towns of Adrianople (Edirne), Filibe (Plovdiv), and Vidin. In the late 17th and early 18th centuries, a series of Russo-Turkish Wars truncated the eyalet in the east with Russia eventually annexing all of Yedisan and Budjak to the Danube by 1812.
Edirne Eyalet was constituted from south of Silistra Eyalet in 1830. With Ottoman administrative reforms of 1864 the Silistra Eyalet was reconstituted as the Danube Vilayet.
Administrative division
According to Sancak Tevcih Defteri, eyalet consisted of eight sanjaks between 1700 and 1730 as follows:[8]
Sanjak of Özi (Pașa Sancağı, Dnieper), centered at Özi-Kale (Ochakiv)
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^Nejat Göyünç, Osmanlı Devleti'nde Tașra Teșkilâtı (Tanzimat'a Kadar), Osmanlı, Cilt 6: Teșkilât, Yeni Türkiye Yayınları, Ankara, 1999, ISBN975-6782-09-9, p. 78. (in Turkish)
^Orhan Kılıç, XVII. Yüzyılın İlk Yarısında Osmanlı Devleti'nin Eyalet ve Sancak Teșkilatlanması, Osmanlı, Cilt 6: Teșkilât, Yeni Türkiye Yayınları, Ankara, 1999, ISBN975-6782-09-9, pp. 92-93. (in Turkish)
^George Long (1843). The Penny Cyclopædia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge: v. 1-27. C. Knight. p. 393. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Silistra Eyalet news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2011 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Eyalet of Silistra or Silistria 3 Ottoman Turkish ایالت سیلیستره Eyalet i Silistre 4 later known as Ozu Eyalet Ottoman Turkish ایالت اوزی Eyalet i Ozi 4 meaning Province of Ochakiv was an eyalet of the Ottoman Empire along the Black Sea littoral and south bank of the Danube River in southeastern Europe The fortress of Akkerman was under the eyalet s jurisdiction 5 Its reported area in the 19th century was 71 140 square kilometres 27 469 sq mi 6 Province of OchakivEyalet i SilistraEyalet of the Ottoman Empire1593 1864FlagThe Silistra Eyalet in 1609CapitalSilistra 1 and OziArea Coordinates44 7 N 27 16 E 44 117 N 27 267 E 44 117 27 267 Coordinates 44 7 N 27 16 E 44 117 N 27 267 E 44 117 27 267 1856 2 94 858 km2 36 625 sq mi HistoryHistory Established1593 Disestablished1864Preceded by Succeeded byRumelia EyaletKefe Eyalet Danube VilayetEdirne Eyalet Contents 1 History 2 Administrative division 3 Beylerbeys 4 References 5 BibliographyHistory Edit Silistra Eyalet 1683 The Eyalet of Silistra was formed in 1593 as beylerbeylik of Ozi Ukrainian Ocakiv 7 from territory of the former Principality of Karvuna later Dobruja Silistra was originally the Silistra Sanjak of Rumelia Eyalet It was named after Silistra since its governor often resided in this Danubian fortress Around 1599 it was expanded and raised to the level of an eyalet likely as a benefit to its first governor general beylerbeyi the khan of Crimea citation needed It was centered on the regions of Dobruja Budjak Ottoman Bessarabia and Yedisan and included the towns of Varna Kustendja Constanța Akkerman Bilhorod Dnistrovs kyi and Khadjibey Odessa with its capital at the fortresses of Silistra now in Bulgaria or Ozi now Ochakiv in Ukraine In the 17th century Silistra Eyalet was expanded to the south and west to include most of modern Bulgaria and European Turkey including the towns of Adrianople Edirne Filibe Plovdiv and Vidin In the late 17th and early 18th centuries a series of Russo Turkish Wars truncated the eyalet in the east with Russia eventually annexing all of Yedisan and Budjak to the Danube by 1812 Edirne Eyalet was constituted from south of Silistra Eyalet in 1830 With Ottoman administrative reforms of 1864 the Silistra Eyalet was reconstituted as the Danube Vilayet Administrative division EditAccording to Sancak Tevcih Defteri eyalet consisted of eight sanjaks between 1700 and 1730 as follows 8 Sanjak of Ozi Pașa Sancagi Dnieper centered at Ozi Kale Ochakiv Sanjak of Silistre Silistra Sanjak of Vidin Vidin Sanjak of Nigbolu Nikopol Sanjak of Kirk Kilise Kirklareli Sanjak of Cirmen Ormenio Sanjak of Vize Vize Sanjak of Tagan Gecidi until 1699 Sanjaks in the early 19th century 9 Sanjak of Nigbolu Sanjak of Cirmen after 1829 its capital was Edirne Sanjak of Vize Sanjak of Kirk Kilise Sanjak of Akkerman which was only a military command in Bilhorod Akkerman in the Budzhak Sanjak of VidinBeylerbeys Edit1615 Iskender Pasha 1621 1623 Khan Temir 1631 Late Spring 1632 Abaza Mehmed Pasha 10 Late Spring 1632 Murtaza Pasha 10 c 1657 Melek Ahmed Pasha 11 c 1683 Mustafa PashaReferences Edit John Macgregor 1850 Commercial statistics A digest of the productive resources commercial legislation customs tariffs of all nations Including all British commercial treaties with foreign states Whittaker and co p 12 Retrieved 2013 06 02 Thomas Baldwin of Philadelphia 1856 Lippincott s Pronouncing Gazetteer A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World J B Lippincott p 1968 Retrieved 2013 06 02 Charles Knight 1867 The English Cyclopaedia Geography Bradbury Evans p 111 Retrieved 2013 06 02 a b Some Provinces of the Ottoman Empire Geonames de Retrieved 25 February 2013 Conrad Malte Brun Adriano Balbi 1842 System of universal geography founded on the works of Malte Burn and Balbi Adam and Charles Black p 607 Retrieved 2013 06 02 The Popular encyclopedia or conversations lexicon Blackie 1862 p 698 Retrieved 2013 06 02 Nejat Goyunc Osmanli Devleti nde Tașra Teșkilati Tanzimat a Kadar Osmanli Cilt 6 Teșkilat Yeni Turkiye Yayinlari Ankara 1999 ISBN 975 6782 09 9 p 78 in Turkish Orhan Kilic XVII Yuzyilin Ilk Yarisinda Osmanli Devleti nin Eyalet ve Sancak Teșkilatlanmasi Osmanli Cilt 6 Teșkilat Yeni Turkiye Yayinlari Ankara 1999 ISBN 975 6782 09 9 pp 92 93 in Turkish George Long 1843 The Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge v 1 27 C Knight p 393 Retrieved 2013 06 02 a b Kolodziejczyk 2011 p 141 Kolodziejczyk 2011 p 171 Bibliography EditKolodziejczyk Dariusz 2011 The Crimean Khanate and Poland Lithuania International Diplomacy on the European Periphery 15th 18th Century A Study of Peace Treaties Followed by Annotated Documents Leiden Brill ISBN 9789004191907 Archived from the original on 2017 06 30 Retrieved 2016 01 21 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Silistra Eyalet amp oldid 1137753675, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
