Trebizond Eyalet Explained

Native Name:	Eyalet-i Trabzon
Conventional Long Name:	Trebizond Eyalet
Common Name:	Trebizond
Subdivision:	Eyalet
Nation:	the Ottoman Empire
Year Start:	1598
Year End:	1867
P1:	Erzurum Eyalet
S1:	Trebizond Vilayet
Image Map Caption:	The Trebizond Eyalet in 1609
Capital:	Trebizond

Trebizond Eyalet (Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928);: ایالت طربزون|Eyālet-i Ṭrabzōn)^[1] or Trabzon Beylerbeyliği was an eyalet of the Ottoman Empire.

Established in 1598,^[2] it remained a primarily Christian region into the 17th century, well after the rest of Anatolia had been converted to Islam.^[2] Its reported area in the 19th century was 10507sqmi.

Administrative divisions

Sanjaks of Trebizond Eyalet in the 17th century:^[3] Sanjak of Gümüşhane Sanjak of Jankha Sanjak of Vitze Sanjak of Gonio Sanjak of Batumi

Sanjaks in the early 19th century:^[4] Sanjak of Trebizond Sanjak of Giresun Sanjak of Lazistan

See also

• Pontic Greeks

Bibliography

• Book: Lowry, Heath W.. The Nature of the Early Ottoman State. State University of New York Press. 2003. 9780791456361. Albany. Heath W. Lowry.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Some Provinces of the Ottoman Empire. Geonames.de. 25 February 2013.
2. By Gábor Ágoston, Bruce Alan Masters
3. By Evliya Çelebi, Joseph von Hammer-Purgstall
4. https://archive.org/stream/systemofuniversa02balbiala#page/646/mode/1up System of universal geography founded on the works of Malte-Brun and Balbi