Basra Eyalet

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the Ottoman Empire
1538–1862

The Basra Eyalet in 1609
CapitalBasra
History 
• Established
1538
• Disestablished
1862
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Safavid dynasty
Basra Vilayet
Today part of Iraq

Basra Eyalet (

Timars, the lands being all rented by the governor.[3]

History

Basra had formerly a hereditary government (

Mamluk dynasty of Iraq, and was separated from Baghdad again from 1850 to 1862.[6]

See also

  • Safavid occupation of Basra (1697–1701)

References

  1. ^ "Some Provinces of the Ottoman Empire". Geonames.de. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
  2. ^ The Popular encyclopedia: or, conversations lexicon. Vol. 6. Blackie. 1862. p. 698. Retrieved 2013-06-27.
  3. ^ a b Evliya Çelebi; Joseph von Hammer-Purgstall (1834). Narrative of Travels in Europe, Asia, and Africa in the Seventeenth Century. Vol. 1. Oriental Translation Fund. p. 90. Retrieved 2013-06-27.
  4. ^ . Retrieved 2013-06-27.
  5. ^ "The Ottoman Turks and the Portuguese in the Arab Gulf 1534-1581" (PDF). p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 13, 2021.
  6. . Retrieved 2013-06-27.