Vidin Eyalet

The Eyalet of Vidin (Ottoman Turkish: ایالت ویدین; Eyālet-i Vīdīn)^[2] was an administrative territorial entity of the Ottoman Empire located in the territory of present-day north-western Bulgaria. It was formed in 1846 and its administrative centre was Vidin. It was incorporated into Danube Province in 1864 and its sanjaks were reduced to townships except Vidin.

Eyalet-i Vidin
Eyalet of the Ottoman Empire
1846–1864
The Vidin Eyalet in the 1850s
Capital	Vidin[1]
Area
• Coordinates	43°59′N 22°52′E
History
• Established	1846
• Disestablished	1864
Preceded by Succeeded by Monastir Eyalet Danube Vilayet

Administrative divisions

Sanjaks of the Eyalet in the mid-19th century:^[3]

1. Sanjak of Tirnova
2. Sanjak of Vidin
3. Sanjak of Lom

See also

• Ottoman Bulgaria
• Osman Pazvantoğlu