The Vilayet of Sivas (, ota, ولايت سيوس, Vilâyet-i Sivas) was a first-level administrative division (

vilayet A vilayet ( ota, , "province"), also known by #Names, various other names, was a first-order administrative division of the later Ottoman Empire. It was introduced in the Vilayet Law of 21 January 1867, part of the Tanzimat reform movement init ...

) of the

Ottoman Empire The Ottoman Empire, * ; is an archaic version. The definite article forms and were synonymous * and el, Оθωμανική Αυτοκρατορία, Othōmanikē Avtokratoria, label=none * info page on book at Martin Luther University) ...

, and was one of the Six Armenian vilayets. The vilayet was bordered by Erzurum Vilayet to the east,

Mamuretülaziz Vilayet The Vilayet of Mamuret-ul-Aziz,Vilayet of Ma'muretül'aziz, ''Redhouse Yeni Türkçe-İngilizce Sözlük'', On İkinci Basım, Redhouse Yayınevi, 1991, , p. 729, Ma'mûretü'l-Azîz, Ma'muretül Aziz or Mamûretü'l-Azîz ( Ottoman: ''Vilâyet- ...

to the south-east, the Trebizond Vilayet to the north and

Ankara Vilayet The Vilayet of Angora ( ota, ولايت آنقره, Vilâyet-i Ankara) or Ankara was a first-level administrative division ( vilayet) of the Ottoman Empire, centered on the city of Angora (Ankara) in north-central Anatolia, which included most of ...

to the west. At the beginning of the 20th century it had an area of , while the preliminary results of the first Ottoman census of 1885 (published in 1908) gave the population as 996,126.Keane, A.H. (1909) ''Asia'' (2nd edition) E. Stanford, London, volume 1
page 459
The accuracy of the population figures ranges from "approximate" to "merely conjectural" depending on the region from which they were gathered.

History

The Vilayet of Sivas was created in 1867 when

eyalets Eyalets (Ottoman Turkish: ایالت, , English: State), also known as beylerbeyliks or pashaliks, were a primary administrative division of the Ottoman Empire. From 1453 to the beginning of the nineteenth century the Ottoman local government ...

were replaced with

vilayets A vilayet ( ota, , "province"), also known by various other names, was a first-order administrative division of the later Ottoman Empire. It was introduced in the Vilayet Law of 21 January 1867, part of the Tanzimat reform movement initiated b ...

under the "Vilayet Law" (Turkish: ''Teşkil-i Vilayet Nizamnamesi'') and was dissolved in 1922 by Atatürk's reorganization. From 1913 to 1916, Ahmed Muammer was the '' Vali'' (governor) of the vilayet, and he has been accused of being complicit in actions against the Armenian population.

Administrative divisions

East Anatolian rug (detail), Şarkişla-Sivas region

Sanjaks of the Vilayet:Sivas Vilayeti , Tarih ve Medeniyet
/ref> # Sanjak of Sivas ( Sivas,

Bünyan Bünyan is a town and a district of Kayseri Province in Central Anatolia, Turkey. History Evidence that the history of Bunyan is very old can be understood from the existing caves and ruins in the villages near the district. It is understood t ...

Şarkışla Şarkışla is a town in the Central Anatolian Sivas Province of Turkey. The mayor is Ahmet Turgay Oğuz ( AKP). 2011 population of Şarkışla is 39.413. Aşık Veysel, one of the most famous Turkish folk poets and folk music singers of the 20 ...

Hafik Hafik is a town and a district of Sivas Province of Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainl ...

, Darende, Divriği,

Aziziye Aziziye is a municipality and governed district in Greater Erzurum, Turkey. Erzurum is one of 30 metropolitan centers in Turkey There are 81 provinces in Turkey ( tr, il). Among the 81 provinces, 30 provinces are designated metropolitan municipa ...

Kangal Kangal is a town and a district of Sivas Province in Turkey. The current mayor is Ahmet Kürşad Apaydın from the Great Unity Party (BBP). As Kaymakam was appointed Erinç Demir. Demographics The town is populated by Sunni Kurds and Sunni Tur ...

, Zara, Gürün,

Yıldızeli Yıldızeli is a town and a district of Sivas Province of Turkey. The mayor is Mehmet Sabit Karakaş (AK Parti). Yıldızeli has a broad and colorful history and culture. Various social communities reside in Yıldızeli, such as Alevis, Turkmens, ...

) # Sanjak of Amasya (

Amasya Amasya () is a city in northern Turkey and is the capital of Amasya Province, in the Black Sea Region. It was called Amaseia or Amasia in antiquity."Amasya" in ''The New Encyclopædia Britannica''. Chicago: Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 15th e ...

Havza Havza is a district of Samsun Province of Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the ...

Mecitözü Mecitözü is a town and district of Çorum Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey, 37 km from the city of Çorum Çorum () (Medieval Greek: Ευχάνεια, romanized: Euchaneia) is a northern Anatolian city that is the capital of th ...

Vezirköprü Vezirköprü is a district of Samsun Province of Turkey. It is named after the Ottoman Albanian grand vizier Köprülü Mehmed Pasha. History At the breakup of Alexander the Great's empire the Vezirköprü region became part of the kingdom of P ...

Gümüşhacıköy Gümüşhacıköy is located in the westernmost district of Amasya Province of Turkey, 20 km from the larger town of Merzifon. It covers an area of 653 km², and the population (2010 census) is 24,806 of which 14,525 live in the town of G ...

, Merzifon, Ladik) # Sanjak of Karahisar-ı Şarki (

Şebinkarahisar Şebinkarahisar is a town in and the administrative seat for Şebinkarahisar District, Giresun Province in the Black Sea region of northeastern Turkey. Name The 6th century Byzantine historian Procopius writes that the Roman general Pompey captu ...

, Alucra, Hamidiye, Suşehri (Endires till 1875),

Koyulhisar Koyulhisar is a town and a district of Sivas Province of Turkey. The mayor is Osman Epsileli ( MHP). History The ancient city of Nicopolis in Armenia (v.; Νικόπολις in ancient Greek) stood at this place and rose to Metropolis of Roman L ...

) # Sanjak of

Tokad Tokat is the capital city of Tokat Province of Turkey in the mid-Black Sea region of Anatolia. It is located at the confluence of the Tokat River (Tokat Suyu) with the Yeşilırmak (river), Yeşilırmak. In the 2018 census, the city of Tokat had a ...

(Created from Sivas sanjak in 1880 and gained Erbaa and Zile kazas from Amasya one) (

Tokat Tokat is the capital city of Tokat Province of Turkey in the mid-Black Sea region of Anatolia. It is located at the confluence of the Tokat River (Tokat Suyu) with the Yeşilırmak. In the 2018 census, the city of Tokat had a population of 155,00 ...

Erbaa Erbaa is a town and a district (''ilçe'') of Tokat Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. The town of Erbaa lies on the left bank of the Kelkit River and is surrounded by the Erbaa Plain, most of which lies in its district. One kilometer e ...

, Zile, Niksar (Before 1880 it was part of Canik Sanjak of Trabzon Vilayethttp://www.edebiyatdergisi.hacettepe.edu.tr/index.php/EFD/article/download/509/367),

Reşadiye Reşadiye is a district of Tokat located within the Cappadocia land within the Kızılırmak River, Kızılırmak arc in the central part of the Black Sea. It is on the E E80 highway, on the edge of the Kelkit Stream. Reşadiye is surrounded by O ...

) Not: Reşadiye (İskefsir till 1909) was nahiya center in Hamidiye kaza of Sanjak of Karahisar-ı Şarki till 1906.

References

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* {{Six vilayets Vilayets of the Ottoman Empire in Anatolia Ottoman period in Armenia History of Amasya Province History of Çorum Province History of Giresun Province History of Kayseri Province History of Malatya Province History of Ordu Province History of Tokat Province History of Samsun Province History of Sivas Province 1867 establishments in the Ottoman Empire 1922 disestablishments in the Ottoman Empire