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
CapitalVidin[1]
Area
 • Coordinates43°59′N 22°52′E / 43.983°N 22.867°E / 43.983; 22.867
History 
• Established
1846
• Disestablished
1864
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Monastir Eyalet
Danube Vilayet

Administrative divisions

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

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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ The New American cyclopaedia: a popular dictionary of general ..., Volume 16, p. 413, at Google Books
  2. ^ "Some Provinces of the Ottoman Empire". Geonames.de. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
  3. ^ The three eras of Ottoman history, a political essay on the late reforms of ..., p. 75, at Google Books By James Henry Skene