Hüdavendigâr Eyalet

Hüdavendigâr Eyalet (Ottoman Turkish: ایالت خداوندگار, romanized: Eyālet-i Ḥüdāvendigār)^[2] was an eyalet of the Ottoman Empire. The word Hüdavendigâr comes from the Persian word Khodāvandgār which literally translates to "devotee of god".

ایالت خداوندگار Eyālet-i Ḥüdāvendigār
Eyalet of the Ottoman Empire
1827–1867
The Hüdavendigâr Eyalet in 1861
Capital	Bursa[1]
Area
• Coordinates	40°11′N 29°3′E
History
• Established	1827
• Disestablished	1867
Preceded by Succeeded by Anatolia Eyalet Hüdavendigâr Vilayet
Today part of	Turkey

Administrative divisions

The eyalet was subdivided into 8 sanjaks:^[3]

1. Sanjak of Hüdavendigâr (Bursa)^[4]
2. Sanjak of Karahisar-i Sahip
3. Sanjak of Kütahya
4. Sanjak of Bilecik
5. Sanjak of Biga
6. Sanjak of Karesi
7. Sanjak of Erdek
8. Sanjak of Ayvalık