Egir Province, Ottoman Empire

Budin Province, Ottoman Empire

Budin Province (also known as Pashaluk of Budin or Eyalet of Budin; Ottoman Turkish: Eyâlet-i Budin, Modern Turkish: Budin Eyaleti, Hungarian: Budai vilajet, Serbian: Budimski vilajet or Будимски вилајет, Croatian: Budimski vilajet) was an administrative unit of the Ottoman Empire that included parts of present-day Hungary, Serbia, Croatia, and Slovakia. Capital of the Budin Province was Budin (Buda).

History

Province was formed after Ottoman army conquered Buda in 1541. In 1596 and 1600, the new pashaluks of Egir (Eger) and Kanije (Kanizsa) were formed and some parts of the Budin Pashaluk were included into these pashaluks.

Administrative divisions

After 1541, province included following sanjaks:

Sanjak of Budin (Buda)
Sanjak of Semendire (Smederevo)
Sanjak of İzvornik
Sanjak of Vulçetrin
Sanjak of Pojega
Sanjak of Mıhaç (Mohács)
Sanjak of İstolni Belgrad (Székesfehérvár)
Sanjak of Segedin (Szeged)
Sanjak of Sirem (Syrmia)
Sanjak of Vidin
Sanjak of Alacahisar (Kruševac)

In About 1552, province included following sanjaks:

Sanjak of Budin (Buda)
Sanjak of Semendire (Smederevo)
Sanjak of İzvornik
Sanjak of Vulçetrin
Sanjak of Pojega
Sanjak of Mıhaç (Mohács)
Sanjak of İstolni Belgrad (Székesfehérvár)
Sanjak of Segedin (Szeged)
Sanjak of Sirem (Syrmia)
Sanjak of Vidin
Sanjak of Alacahisar (Kruševac)
Sanjak of Tamışvar
Sanjak of Peçuy
Sanjak of Estergon
Sanjak of Hatvan
Sanjak of Filek
Sanjak of Seçen
Sanjak of Sonluk
Sanjak of Çanad
Sanjak of Ciğerdelen
Sanjak of Beçkerek
Sanjak of Şiklofça
Sanjak of Seksar
Sanjak of Novigrad
Sanjak of Pespirim
Sanjak of Görözsgal

In about 1566, province included following sanjaks:

Sanjak of Budin (Buda)
Sanjak of Semendire (Smederevo)
Sanjak of Pojega
Sanjak of Mıhaç (Mohács)
Sanjak of İstolni Belgrad (Székesfehérvár)
Sanjak of Segedin (Szeged)
Sanjak of Sirem (Syrmia)
Sanjak of Baboça
Sanjak of Zigetvar
Sanjak of Peçuy
Sanjak of Estergon
Sanjak of Hatvan
Sanjak of Filek
Sanjak of Seçen
Sanjak of Sonluk
Sanjak of Simontorna
Sanjak of Kopan
Sanjak of Şiklofça
Sanjak of Seksar
Sanjak of Novigrad
Sanjak of Pespirim

In about 1600, province included following sanjaks:

Sanjak of Semendire (Smederevo)
Sanjak of Sirem (Syrmia)
Sanjak of Kovin
Sanjak of Kopan (Koppany)
Sanjak of İstolni Belgrad (Székesfehérvár)
Sanjak of Mıhaç (Mohács)
Sanjak of Şiklofça (Siklós)
Sanjak of Eğri
Sanjak of Kanije
Sanjak of Sekçay

In 1610, province included following sanjaks:

Sanjak of Budin (Buda)
Sanjak of Sirem (Syrmia)
Sanjak of Ráckeve
Sanjak of Kopan (Koppany)
Sanjak of İstolni Belgrad (Székesfehérvár)
Sanjak of Mıhaç (Mohács)

Before the end of Ottoman rule (i.e. before 1699), province included following sanjaks:

Sanjak of Budin (Buda)
Sanjak of Sirem (Syrmia)
Sanjak of Semendire (Smederevo)
Sanjak of Seksar (Szekszárd)
Sanjak of Şemtorna (Simontornya)
Sanjak of İstolni Belgrad (Székesfehérvár)
Sanjak of Estergon (Esztergom)
Sanjak of Mıhaç (Mohács)
Sanjak of Peçuy (Pécs)

Population

Population of the province was ethnically and religiously diverse and included Hungarians (living mainly in the north), Serbs (living mainly in the south), Muslims of various ethnic origins (living mainly in the cities) and others (Jews, Roma, etc).

References

Peter Rokai - Zoltan Đere - Tibor Pal - Aleksandar Kasaš, Istorija Mađara, Beograd, 2002.
Dr. Dušan J. Popović, Srbi u Vojvodini, knjiga 1, Novi Sad, 1990.