Herzegovina Eyalet
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| Eyālet-i Hersek | |||||||||
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| Autonomous Herzegovinians | |||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
| • Coordinates | 43°20′N 17°48′E / 43.333°N 17.800°E | ||||||||
| Government | |||||||||
Ali-paša Rizvanbegović | |||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | 1833 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1851 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | |||||||||
The Eyalet of Herzegovina (
Serbo-Croatian: Hercegovački pašaluk) was an administrative division (eyalet) of the Ottoman Empire from 1833 to 1851. Its last capital was Mostar
.
History
In 1831, Bosnian kapudan
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:[.
References
- ^ "Some Provinces of the Ottoman Empire". Geonames.de. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-4381-1025-7. Retrieved 2013-05-20.
- Dr. Lazar Tomanović, Petar Drugi Petrović, Njegoš kao vladalac, Državna Stamparija (1896).
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