Marash Sanjak
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Marash Sanjak Maraş Sancağı | |||||||
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sanjak of the Ottoman Empire Under Aleppo Eyalet (1549–1865) Under Aleppo Vilayet (1865–1918) | |||||||
1549–1918 | |||||||
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Marash Sanjak in 1914 | |||||||
Capital | Marash | ||||||
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• Established | 1549 | ||||||
1918 | |||||||
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Today part of | Turkey |
The Marash Sanjak (Turkish: Maraş Sancağı), previously known as Sanjak of Ablistan, was a prefecture (sanjak) of the Ottoman Empire, located in modern-day Turkey. The city of Marash was the Sanjak's capital. It had a population of 187,899 in 1914.[1]
History[]
Marash was part of zone of French influence according in Treaty of Sèvres, but after the success of Turkish War of Independence, Maraş, Antep and Urfa (sanjaks of former Halep Eyalet) were taken back by Turkey.
Subdistricts[]
The sanjak was made up of five districts (kazas):[2]
References[]
- ^ Karpat, K.H. (1985). Ottoman population, 1830-1914: demographic and social characteristics. Madison, Wis: University of Wisconsin Pres.
- ^ "Haleb Vilayeti" (in Turkish). 8 October 2009. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
Categories:
- States and territories established in 1549
- States and territories disestablished in 1918
- History of Kahramanmaraş
- States and territories established in the 16th century
- Sanjaks of Ottoman Syria
- 16th-century establishments in the Ottoman Empire
- 1918 disestablishments in the Ottoman Empire