Sanjak of Prizren

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Sanjak of Prizren
Prizren Sancağı
Sanxhaku i Prizrenit
Призренски санџак
Sanjak of the Ottoman Empire
1455–1913
Coat of arms of Prizren
Coat of arms

CapitalPrizren
History 
• Established
1455
• Treaty of London (1913)
30 May 1913
Preceded by		 Succeeded by
Serbian Despotate
Principality of Dukagjini
Kingdom of Serbia
Today part ofKosovo, North Macedonia

The Sanjak of Prizren (Turkish: Prizren Sancağı, Albanian: Sanxhaku i Prizrenit, Serbian: Призренски санџак / Prizrenski sandžak) was one of the sanjaks in the Ottoman Empire with Prizren as its administrative centre. It was founded immediately after Ottoman Empire captured Prizren from Serbian Despotate in 1455.[1] The rest of the territory of Serbian Despotate was conquered after the fall of Smederevo in 1459, and divided into following sanjaks: Sanjak of Viçitrina, Sanjak of Kruševac and Sanjak of Smederevo. At the beginning of the First Balkan War in 1912, the territory of Sanjak of Prizren was occupied by the army of the Kingdom of Serbia. Based on Treaty of London signed on 30 May 1913, the territory of Sanjak of Prizren became part of Serbia.

Administrative divisions

According to the 1571 Ottoman register, the Sanjak of Prizren consisted of five nahiyahs:[2] Prizren, Hoča, Žežna, Trgovište and Bihor.

In its final borders (between 1889 and 1913), the Sanjak of Prizren consisted of the kaza (districts) of Prizren, Tetovo and Gostivar.

The territory that once belonged to the Sanjak of Prizren now belongs to Kosovo (Prizren region) and North Macedonia (Tetovo and Gostivar regions).

Skopje, Prizren and Kosovo vilayets

Main articles:
Kosovo Vilayet

In 1867, the Sanjak of Prizren merged with the

Kosovo Vilayet, which was established in 1877. Prizren was decided to be the seat of Kosovo vilayet.[5]

The

Sanjak of Skopje and Sanjak of Novi Pazar.[6] Despite the decisions of Berlin Congress to award control over the Sanjak of Novi Pazar to Austria-Hungary, it remained under de facto administration of the Ottoman Empire.[7]

Young Turk Revolution

After the

parliamentary elections
in the Sanjak of Prizren.

Disestablishment

Main articles: First Balkan War and Treaty of London (1913)

Until the end of October 1912, during the

London Conference
in 1913, its territory became part of Serbia.

References

  1. ^ Zbornik za narodni život i običaje, Volume 40 (in Serbo-Croatian). Jugoslavenska akademija znanosti i umjetnosti. 1962. p. 407. Retrieved 5 May 2011. Neposredno posle zauzimanja (1455. godine) Prizren je postao sedište prizrenskog sandžaka
  2. OCLC 712374230
  3. ISBN 978-1-84885-477-2
    . Retrieved 5 May 2011. In 1868 the vilayet of Prizren was created with the sancaks of Prizren, Dibra, Skopje and Niš; it only existed till 1877
  4. ISBN 90-04-11903-5
    . Retrieved 2 August 2011. the vilayet of Prizren was founded in 1871
  5. ^ Apostoloski, Mihailo (1978). Makedonija vo istočnata kriza 1875-1881. Skopje: Makedonska akademija na naukite i umetnostite. p. 187. Retrieved 13 May 2011. Thus the seat of the Kosovo vilayet naturally moved to Prizren.
  6. ^ Apostoloski, Mihailo (1978). Makedonija vo istočnata kriza 1875-1881. Skopje: Makedonska akademija na naukite i umetnostite. p. 187. Retrieved 13 May 2011. The Kosovo vilayet was then divided into three sanjaks: the Prizren, Skopje and Novi Pazar.
  7. ^ Morisson, Kenneth (2008). "Political and religious conflict in Sanjak". Defence Academy of United Kingdom. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
  8. ^ Yücel Yigit (2010), "Prizren Sancağı'nın Idarî Yapısı (1864–1912)", History Studies (in Turkish), vol. 2/1, Zaten Balkan Savaşları sonunda 31 Ekim 1912'de deşehir Sırp kontrolüne geçmiş ve Prizren'deki Osmanlı idaresi de sona ermiştir

Literature

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