Sanjak of Çirmen
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The Sanjak of Çirmen or Chirmen (Ottoman Turkish: Çirmen Sancağı/Liva-i Çirmen) was a second-level Ottoman province (sanjak or liva) encompassing the region of Çirmen (mod. Ormenio in Thrace. It was succeeded in 1829 by the Sanjak of Edirne.
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Sanjak of Çirmen Ottoman Turkish: Liva-i Çirmen | |||||||||
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Sanjak of the Ottoman Empire | |||||||||
ca. 1371–1829 | |||||||||
Capital | Initially Çirmen (Ormenio), later Edirne | ||||||||
History | |||||||||
• Ottoman conquest | ca. 1371 | ||||||||
• Move of capital to Edirne | 1829 | ||||||||
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Today part of | Bulgaria Greece Turkey |
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