Eğri Eyalet (, , ) or Pashaluk of Eğri was an administrative territorial entity of the

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formed in 1596 with its capital at Eğri (Hungarian: Eger). It included parts of present-day

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and

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. The population of the province was ethnically and religiously diverse and included

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and

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(living mainly in the north),

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(living mainly in the south), and

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of various ethnic origins (living mainly in the cities). Other ethnic communities included

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and Romani.

Administrative divisions

The province included the following sanjaks:http://dergiler.ankara.edu.tr/dergiler/19/1267/14566.pdf Macaristan'da Osmanlı Hakimiyetinin ve İdari Teşkilatının Kuruluşu ve Gelişmesi, Sadık Müfit Bilge # Sanjak of Eğri (

Eger Eger ( , ; ; also known by other #Names and etymology, alternative names) is the county seat of Heves County, and the second largest city in Northern Hungary (after Miskolc). A city with county rights, Eger is best known for Castle of Eger, its ...

) # Sanjak of Segedin (

Szeged Szeged ( , ; see also #Etymology, other alternative names) is List of cities and towns of Hungary#Largest cities in Hungary, the third largest city of Hungary, the largest city and regional centre of the Southern Great Plain and the county seat ...

) # Sanjak of Sonluk (

Szolnok Szolnok (; also known by #Name and etymology, alternative names) is the county seat of Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county in central Hungary. A city with county rights, it is located on the banks of the Tisza river, in the heart of the Great Hungarian ...

) # Sanjak of Seçen ( Szécsény) # Sanjak of Hatvan ( Hatvan) # Sanjak of Novigrad ( Nógrád) # Sanjak of Filek ( Filakovo) (Its center was Rim Sonbat)

References

*Dr. Dušan J. Popović, Srbi u Vojvodini, knjiga 1, Novi Sad, 1990.

Administrative divisions

References

See also