Marash Sanjak

The Marash Sanjak (Turkish: Maraş Sancağı, Ottoman Turkish: مرعش سنجاقی, Arabic: سنجق مرعش), 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 مرعش سنجاقی سنجق مرعش
sanjak of the Ottoman Empire Under Aleppo Eyalet (1549–1865) Under Aleppo Vilayet (1865–1918)
1549–1918
Coat of arms
Marash Sanjak in 1914
Capital	Marash
History
• Established	1549
• Armistice of Mudros	1918
Succeeded by Occupied Enemy Territory Administration
Today part of	Turkey

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]

• Kaza of Marash (Maraş)
• Kaza of Zeytun
• Kaza of Elbistan
• Kaza of Andırın
• Kaza of Pazarcık

References

1. Karpat, K.H. (1985). Ottoman population, 1830-1914: demographic and social characteristics. Madison, Wis: University of Wisconsin Pres.
2. "Haleb Vilayeti" (in Turkish). 8 October 2009. Retrieved 8 December 2017.

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