Mamuret-ul-Aziz vilayet explained
| Conventional Long Name: | Mamuret-ul-Aziz Vilayet |
| Native Name: | Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928);: ولايت معمورة العزيز
Vilayet-i Ma'muretül'aziz
Vilayet de Mamouret-ul-Aziz |
| Common Name: | Mamuret-ul-Aziz Vilayet |
| Subdivision: | Vilayet |
| Nation: | the Ottoman Empire |
| Year Start: | 1879 |
| Year End: | 1923 |
| P1: | Diyarbekir Vilayet |
| S1: | Turkey |
| Flag S1: | Flag_of_Turkey.svg |
| Image Map Caption: | The Vilayet of Mamuret-ul-Aziz in 1892 |
| Capital: | Mezereh[1] |
| Stat Year1: | Muslim, 1914[2] |
| Stat Pop1: | 446,379 |
| Stat Year2: | Greek, 1914 |
| Stat Pop2: | 971 |
| Stat Year3: | Armenian, 1914 |
| Stat Pop3: | 79,821 |
The Vilayet of Mamuret-ul-Aziz,[3] also referred to as Harput Vilayet (Armenian: Խարբերդի վիլայեթ Kharberdi Vilayet’) was a first-level administrative division (vilayet) of the Ottoman Empire in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It was also one of the Six vilayets. The vilayet was located between Euphrates and Murat river valleys. To the northwest was Sivas Vilayet.
History
The vilayet was created in 1879-80 from a part of the Diyarbekir Vilayet that included Malatya.[4] In 1888 by an imperial order, Hozat Vilayet was joined to Mamuret ul-Aziz.[5]
Rev. Dr. Herman N. Barnum account of Harpoot in the 1800s,
Demographics
At the beginning of the 20th century it reportedly had an area of 14614sqmi, while the preliminary results of the first Ottoman census of 1885 (published in 1908) gave the population as 575,314.[6] The accuracy of the population figures ranges from "approximate" to "merely conjectural" depending on the region from which they were gathered.[6]
In 1912, according to the Russian statistics the vilayet of Mamuret-ul-Aziz had 450,000 residents; 168,000 were Armenians, 182,000 were Turks, 95,000 were Kurds and 5,000 were Syriac Orthodox.[7]
Administrative divisions
thumb|right|250px|Map of subdivisions of Mamuret-ul-Aziz Vilayet in 1907Sanjaks of the vilayet:[8]
- Mamuret-ul-Aziz Sanjak (Ma'muretül'aziz, Kemaliye, Arapgir, Pütürge)
- Malatya Sanjak (Malatya, Besni, Adıyaman, Kâhta, Akçadağ)
- Dersim Sanjak (Hozat, Tunceli, Çemişgezek, Akpazar, Ovacık, Nazımiye, Mazgirt)
External links
Kharput. David George. Hogarth. 15. 772–773.
Notes and References
- Book: Geographical Dictionary of the World. 2013-06-10. Concept Publishing Company. 978-81-7268-012-1. 1104.
- Web site: 1914 Census Statistics . . 605–606 . 29 January 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111007185405/http://www.tsk.tr/8_TARIHTEN_KESITLER/8_1_Ermeni_Sorunu/konular/ermeni_faaliyetleri_pdf/Arsiv_Belgeleriyle_Ermeni_Faaliyetleri_Cilt_1.pdf . 7 October 2011 .
- Vilayet of Ma'muretül'aziz, Redhouse Yeni Türkçe-İngilizce Sözlük, On İkinci Basım, Redhouse Yayınevi, 1991,, p. 729, Ma'mûretü'l-Azîz, Ma'muretül Aziz or Mamûretü'l-Azîz (Ottoman: Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928);: ولايت معمورة العزيز Vilâyet-i Ma'muretül'azizor Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928);: معمورة العزيز ولايتى Ma'muretül'aziz Vilâyeti, Ma'muretül'aziz Vilâyeti Salnamesi (The Yearbook of the Vilayet of Ma'muretül'aziz), 1894, Ma'muretül'aziz Vilâyeti Salnamesi "Yearbook of the Vilayet of Ma'muretül'aziz"), Ma'muretül'aziz Vilâyet matbaası, [Elazığ], 1312 [1894]. in the website of Hathi Trust Digital Library.
- Book: Mesrob K. Krikorian. Armenians in the Service of the Ottoman Empire: 1860-1908. 1977. Routledge. 978-0-7100-8564-1. 18.
- Book: Mesrob K. Krikorian. Armenians in the Service of the Ottoman Empire: 1860-1908. 1977. Routledge. 978-0-7100-8564-1. 39.
- https://archive.org/stream/asiakeane00kean#page/460/mode/1up Asia
- http://www.armenianhouse.org/bryce/treatment/654-670-annexe.html "The Treatment of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire 1915-1916" by JAMES VISCOUNT BRYCE, London, T. Fisher Unwin Ltd., 1916
- http://tarihvemedeniyet.org/2009/10/mamuretul-aziz-elazig-vilayeti/ Mamûretu’l Aziz (Elazığ) Vilâyeti | Tarih ve Medeniyet
