Damascus Eyalet

The Ottoman Empire conquered Syria from the Mamluks following the Battle of Marj Dabiq in August 1516 and the subsequent pledges of allegiance paid to the Ottoman sultan, Selim I, in Damascus by delegations of notables from throughout Syria.Ze'evi, pp. 1–2. The Ottomans established Damascus as the center of an eyalet (Ottoman province) whose territories consisted of the mamlakat (Mamluk provinces) of Damascus, Hama, Tripoli, Safad and Karak.Abu-Husayn, p. 11. The mamlaka of Aleppo, which covered much of northern Syria, became the Aleppo Eyalet. For a few months in 1521, Tripoli and its district were separated from Damascus Eyalet, but after 1579, the Tripoli Eyalet permanently became its own province.

At the close of the 16th century, the Damascus Eyalet was administratively divided into the sanjaks (districts) of Tadmur, Safad, Lajjun, Ajlun, Nablus, Jerusalem,{{dubious|Here it's about a sanjak created "at the close of the 16th century". "Jerusalem Sanjak" though is only a redirect leading to "Mutasarrifate of Jerusalem", which is a much later admin. unit: 1872–1917. So this link is misleading, off the mark by some 300 years!|date= February 2022}} Gaza and Karak, in addition to the city of Damascus and its district.Bakhit 1982, p. 91. There was also the sanjak of Sidon-Beirut, though throughout the late 16th century, it frequently switched hands between the eyalets of Damascus and Tripoli.Abu-Husayn, pp. 11–12. Briefly in 1614, and then permanently after 1660, the Sidon-Beirut and Safad sanjaks were separated from Damascus to form the Sidon Eyalet. These administrative divisions largely held place with relatively minor changes until the mid-19th century.Salibi, pp. 63–64.

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• Khass sanjaks (i.e. yielded a land revenue):

1. Sanjak of Damascus
2. Sanjak of Jerusalem
3. Sanjak of Gaza
4. Sanjak of Karak
5. Sanjak of Safad
6. Sanjak of Nablus
7. Sanjak of Ajlun
8. Sanjak of Lajjun
9. Sanjak of Beqaa

• Salyane sanjaks (i.e. had an annual allowance from government):

1. Sanjak of Tadmur
2. Sanjak of Sidon
3. Sanjak of Beirut

Sanjaks between 1700 and 1740{{cite book |last=Kılıç

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1. Sanjak of Damascus
2. Sanjak of the Mîr-Haclık (managed the muslim pilgrimage)
3. Sanjak of Karak
4. Sanjak of Jerusalem
5. Sanjak of Gaza
6. Sanjak of Lajjun
7. Sanjak of Baalbek

• Ottoman Syria
• Abu al-Mawahib al-Hanbali

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