Sanjak of Görice

The Sanjak of Görice or Korçë (Turkish: Görice sancağı) was a second-level administrative unit (sanjak) of the Ottoman Empire centred in Korçë. It was established in the 15th century following Ottoman conquests and disestablished during the Balkan Wars (1912–13). It was one of several sanjaks part of the Manastir Vilayet (1874–1912). It had territory in what is today southeastern Albania and northwestern Greece.

Sub-districts

The sub-districts (kaza) of the sanjak were:

Demographics

According to French fieldwork conducted in 1913-1914, Greeks made up 2/3 of the Sanjak's population while Albanians made up 1/3.[1] More specifically, Greeks were 62,250 (58,250 Greek-speakers & 4,000 Aromanian-speakers), while Albanians were 31,500.[1] In the kaza of Korçë, Greeks were 35,000 (31,750 Greek-speakers & 3,250 Aromanian-speakers), while Albanians were 14,300.[1]

References

Further reading

  • Altuğ, Uğur (2010). "Premeti, Görice ve Havalisinde Hıristiyan Sipahiler". II. Murad Dönemine ait Tahrir Defterlerinin yayına hazırlanması ve bu malzemeye göre tımar sistemi, demografi, yerleşme ve topoğrafya üzerinde araştırmalar (in Turkish). Ankara.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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