Marash Sanjak
The Marash Sanjak (Turkish: Maraş Sancağı), previously known as Sanjak of Ablistan, was a prefecture (sanjak) of the Ottoman Empire, located in modern-day Turkey. The city of Marash was the Sanjak's capital. It had a population of 187,899 in 1914.[1]
| Marash Sanjak Maraş Sancağı | |||||||
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| sanjak of the Ottoman Empire Under Aleppo Eyalet (1549–1865) Under Aleppo Vilayet (1865–1918) | |||||||
| 1549–1918 | |||||||
 Coat of arms
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 Marash Sanjak in 1914 | |||||||
| Capital | Marash | ||||||
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• Established | 1549 | ||||||
| 1918 | |||||||
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| Today part of |  | ||||||
History
Marash was part of zone of French influence according in Treaty of Sèvres, but after the success of Turkish War of Independence, Maraş, Antep and Urfa (sanjaks of former Halep Eyalet) were taken back by Turkey.
Subdistricts
The sanjak was made up of five districts (kazas):[2]
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References
- Karpat, K.H. (1985). Ottoman population, 1830-1914: demographic and social characteristics. Madison, Wis: University of Wisconsin Pres.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- "Haleb Vilayeti" (in Turkish). 8 October 2009. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
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