Mosul Eyalet


Mosul Eyalet was an eyalet of the Ottoman Empire. Its reported area in the 19th century was. The eyalet was largely inhabited by Kurds.

History

Sultan Selim I defeated the army of Shah Ismail at the Battle of Çaldiran, but it wasn't until 1517 that Ottoman armies gained control of Mosul, which remained a frontier garrison city until the 1534 capture of Baghdad. The eyalet was established in 1535. Mosul then became one of three Ottoman administrative territorial units of ‘Irāk.

Administrative divisions

Sanjaks of Mosul Eyalet in the 17th century:
  1. Sanjak of Bajwanli
  2. Sanjak of Tekrit
  3. Sanjak of Eski Mosul
  4. Sanjak of Harú