The eyalet of Aidin, also known as eyalet of Smyrna or Izmir ( ota, ایالت آیدین; Eyālet-i Aydın), was an eyalet 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) ...

. After the Janissary corps was abolished in 1826, the administrative divisions of the Empire were changed, and the

Eyalet of Anatolia The Eyalet of Anatolia ( ota, ایالت آناطولی, Eyālet-i Anaṭolı) was one of the two core provinces ( Rumelia being the other) in the early years of the Ottoman Empire. It was established in 1393. By Gábor Ágoston, Bruce Alan Master ...

was divided into 4. In 1841, the capital was moved to

İzmir İzmir ( , ; ), also spelled Izmir, is a metropolitan city in the western extremity of Anatolia, capital of the province of the same name. It is the third most populous city in Turkey, after Istanbul and Ankara and the second largest urban aggl ...

, only to be moved back to Aydın in 1843. Three years later, in 1846, the capital was moved to Izmir once again. With the adoption of the

vilayet 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 ...

law in 1864, the eyalet was re-created as the

Vilayet of Smyrna The Vilayet of Aidin or Aydin ( ota, ولايت ايدين, translit=Vilâyet-i Aidin, french: vilayet d'Aïdin) also known as Vilayet of Smyrna or Izmir after its administrative centre, was a first-level administrative division ( vilayet) of th ...

. By Peter Benedict

Administrative divisions

Sanjaks of the Eyalet in the mid-19th century: By James Henry Skene # Sanjak of Saruhan (

Manisa Manisa (), historically known as Magnesia, is a city in Turkey's Aegean Region and the administrative seat of Manisa Province. Modern Manisa is a booming center of industry and services, advantaged by its closeness to the international port ci ...

) # Sanjak of Sığla ( Izmir)Dictionnaire géographique de l'Empire ottoman
by Konstantin Georgievich Mostras. Page 14 # Sanjak of Aydın ( Aydın) # Sanjak of Menteşe (

Muğla Muğla () is a city in southwestern Turkey. The city is the center of the District of Menteşe and Muğla Province, which stretches along Turkey's Aegean coast. Muğla's center is situated inland at an altitude of 660 m and lies at a dista ...

) # Sanjak of Denizli ( Denizli)

References

Eyalets of the Ottoman Empire in Anatolia History of Aydın Province History of İzmir Province History of Manisa Province History of Muğla Province 1827 establishments in the Ottoman Empire 1864 disestablishments in the Ottoman Empire {{Ottoman-stub