Beylerbeylik

A beylerbeylik was a large administrative entity within the Ottoman Empire and Safavid Empire during the 15th-18th centuries. They were governed by beylerbeys ("bey of beys" i.e., commanders-in-chief).

For Ottoman Beyerbeyliks, see Eyalet^[1]
For Safavid Beylerbeyliks, see Beylerbeylik (Safavid Persia)

References

↑ Özbaran, Salih; Lyma, Dom Manuell de (1972). "The Ottoman Turks and the Portuguese in the Persian Gulf, 1534 - 1581". Journal of Asian History. 6 (1): 52, 55. ISSN 0021-910X. JSTOR 41929749.

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