Herzegovina Eyalet Explained

Native Name:Eyālet-i Hersek
Common Name:Herzegovina
Subdivision:Autonomous Eyalet
Nation:the Ottoman Empire
Demonym:Herzegovinians
Title Leader:Pasha
Leader1:Ali-paša Rizvanbegović
Year Leader1:1833-51
Year Start:1833
Year End:1851
P1:Sanjak of Herzegovina
S1:Sanjak of Herzegovina
Image Map Caption:The Herzegovina Eyalet in the 1850s
Capital:Mostar

The Eyalet of Herzegovina (Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928);: ایالت هرسك; Eyālet-i Hersek,[1] Hercegovački pašaluk) was an administrative division (eyalet) of the Ottoman Empire from 1833 to 1851. Its last capital was Mostar.

History

See main article: Bosnian uprising. In 1831, Bosnian kapudan Husein Gradaščević occupied Travnik, demanding autonomy and the end of military reforms in Bosnia. Ultimately, exploiting the rivalries between beys and kapudans, the grand vizier succeeded in detaching the Herzegovinian forces, led by Ali-paša Rizvanbegović, from Gradaščević’s.[2] The revolt was crushed, and in 1833, a new eyalet of Herzegovina was created from the southern part of the eyalet of Bosnia and given to Ali Agha Rizvanbegović as a reward for his contribution in crushing the uprising.[2] This new entity lasted only for 18 years, that is, for the rest of Rizvanbegović's life: he was executed when the Porte discovered he was secretly building an independent power base. After Rizvanbegović's death, it was reintegrated into the Bosnia eyalet.

Administrative divisions

The Pashaluk of Herzegovina was formed from following kazas: Prijepolje, Pljevlja with Kolašin and Šaranci with Drobnjak, Čajniče, Nevesinje, Nikšić, Ljubinje-Trebinje, Stolac, Počitelj, Blagaj, Mostar, Duvno and half of the county of Konjic which is on southern side of Neretva.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Some Provinces of the Ottoman Empire. Geonames.de. 25 February 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130928180044/http://www.geonames.de/coutr-ota-provinces.html. 28 September 2013. dead.
  2. Book: Gábor Ágoston. Bruce Alan Masters. Encyclopedia of the Ottoman Empire. 2013-05-20. 2009-01-01. Infobase Publishing. 978-1-4381-1025-7. 91.