Varat Eyalet (also known as Pashaluk of Varat or Province of Varat; ota, ایالت وارد; Eyālet-i Vārad) was an administrative territorial entity of the Ottoman Empire formed in 1660. Varat Eyalet bordered Ottoman Budin Eyalet in the west, Temeşvar Eyalet in the southwest, Egir Eyalet in the northwest, vassal Ottoman Principality of Transylvania in the southeast, and Habsburg

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in the north.

History

VaratMaterialien zu Evliya Çelebi. 2. A guide to the Seyāhat-nāme of Evliya Çelebi
Jens Peter Laut, Evliya Çelebi, Robert Dankoff, Klaus Kreiser, L. Reichert, 1992, page 61. (Oradea) was made the seat of an Ottoman governor (beylerbeyi) in 1660. Before the formation of the Eyalet, its area was mostly part of the vassal Ottoman Principality of Transylvania. Some territories that formerly belonged to Temeşvar Eyalet and Egir Eyalet were also included into Varat Eyalet. In June 1692 the eyalet was conquered by the

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, By Gábor Ágoston, Bruce Alan Masters and was ceded to Austria by

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in 1699. Its territory was subsequently included into Habsburg Kingdom of Hungary and Habsburg Principality of Transylvania.

Administrative divisions

The sanjaks of Varat Eyalet in the 17th century: By Evliya Çelebi, Joseph von Hammer-Purgstall # Sanjak of Varat (Oradea) # Sanjak of Salanta (Salonta) # Sanjak of Debreçin (Debrecen) # Sanjak of Halmaş (Nagyhalász) # Sanjak of Şenköy (Sâniob)

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History

Administrative divisions

See also

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