Ioannina Eyalet Explained

Conventional Long Name:Eyalet of Yanina
Common Name:Yanina
Subdivision:Eyalet
Nation:Ottoman Empire
Year Start:1670
Year End:1867
P1:Rumelia Eyalet
S1:Pashalik of Yanina
S2:Janina Vilayet
Flag S2:Flag of the Ottoman Empire.svg
Capital:Ioannina
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Image Map Caption:The Yanina Eyalet in the 1850s

The Ioannina Eyalet (Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928);: ایالت یانیه )[1] was an administrative territorial entity of the Ottoman Empire located in the territory of present-day southern Albania, central and northern Greece. It was formed in 1670 and its administrative centre was Ioannina. During the period 1788–1822, Ali Pasha (sanjakbey of Trikala) seized control over Ioannina and after enlisting most of the local brigands under his own banner took advantage of a weak Ottoman government to gain control over the Ioannina Eyalet and most of Albania and continental Greece, transforming it into the semi-autonomous Pashalik of Yanina. After he was killed in 1822 the Ottoman Empire reestablished the Ioannina Eyalet which existed until establishment of the Janina Vilayet in 1867.

Administrative divisions

Sanjaks of the Eyalet in the mid-19th century:[2]

  1. Sanjak of Berat
  2. Sanjak of Arghiri (Ergiri)
  3. Sanjak of Ioannina
  4. Sanjak of Narda (Arta)

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Some Provinces of the Ottoman Empire. Geonames.de. 25 February 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20110519175116/http://geonames.de/coutr-ota-provinces.html. 19 May 2011. dead. dmy-all.
  2. By James Henry Skene