H.974/M.1566 Tarihli Tahrir Defterlerine Göre Lipova Sancağı
Lipova Sanjak According to the Tahrir Records Dated 1566

Summary/Abstract: In 1552, after the Tımışvar ( Timisoara) and then the region of Lipova entered the Ottoman Empire administration, Timisoara governorship (Timisoara Beylerbeyliği) was founded in 1554 and the Lipova Sanjak was transformed into the center of this province. The tahrir book ( registration book) of Sanjak which has boundaries corresponding to Banat’s territories approximately, is found as a detailed one volume of mufassal book which was published in H.974 ( Hegira 974) in the Ottoman Archives of the Prime Ministry. According to this book dated with H. 974 / M.1566, the Sanjak of Lipova, Södin, Bireznuk (?),Great Vidnik, Pavlis, Vilagos, Kaprivar, Kapuluna, Hoste, Vipraj, Bucdunik, Kapucca, Varadia (Varadia), Sarvudnik, Filib and Almaj are separated into 16 townships. In this study, the administrative, economic and demographic situation of the Sanjak will be examined according to the Lipova Sanjak detailed report of H.974 dated.

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