Sanjak of Syrmia

Sanjak of Syrmia (Turkish: Sirem sancağı, Serbian: Sremski sandžak or Сремски санџак, Croatian: Srijemski sandžak) was an administrative unit of the Ottoman Empire formed in 1541. It was located in the Syrmia region and was part of the Budin Province. Administrative center of the Sanjak of Syrmia was Mitrovica.

Administrative divisions

In 1583/87, Sanjak was divided into several nahijas:

• Mitrovica
• Ilok
• Grgurevci
• Irig
• Podgajica (Podgorica)
• Varadin
• Syrmia
• Morović

In 1667, Sanjak was divided into several kadiluks:

• Mitrovica
• Ilok
• Budim
• Irig
• Nijemci
• Rača
• Vukovar
• Grgurevci
• Slankamen

Population

Sanjak was mostly populated by Orthodox Serbs and Muslims of various ethnic origins. Population of villages was entirely Serb, while population of towns and cities was ethnically and religiously diverse. The largest city in sanjak was Mitrovica, which, according to 1545/1548 data was mainly populated by Serbs and according to 1566/69 data mainly by Muslims.

References

• Dr. Dušan J. Popović, Srbi u Vojvodini, knjiga 1, Novi Sad, 1990.
• Istorijski atlas, Geokarta, Beograd, 1999.

See also

• Subdivisions of the Ottoman Empire
• Syrmia

External links

• Seher Mitrovica - Mitrovica under the Turkish rule