Hüdavendigâr Eyalet
Administrative division of the Ottoman Empire from 1827 to 1867
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Hüdavendigâr Eyalet (Ottoman Turkish: ایالت خداوندگار, romanized: Eyālet-i Ḥüdāvendigār)[2] was an eyalet of the Ottoman Empire. The word Hüdavendigâr comes from the Persian word Khodāvandgār which literally translates to "devotee of god".
| ایالت خداوندگار Eyālet-i Ḥüdāvendigār | |||||||||
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| Eyalet of the Ottoman Empire | |||||||||
| 1827–1867 | |||||||||
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| The Hüdavendigâr Eyalet in 1861 | |||||||||
| Capital | Bursa[1] | ||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
| • Coordinates | 40°11′N 29°03′E | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | 1827 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1867 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Turkey | ||||||||
Administrative divisions
The eyalet was subdivided into 8 sanjaks:[3]
- Sanjak of Hüdavendigâr (Bursa)[4]
- Sanjak of Karahisar-i Sahip
- Sanjak of Kütahya
- Sanjak of Bilecik
- Sanjak of Biga
- Sanjak of Karesi
- Sanjak of Erdek
- Sanjak of Ayvalık
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