Sanjak of Herzegovina
administrative division of the Ottoman Empire
The Sanjak of Herzegovina (Ottoman Turkish: سنجاق هرسك; Turkish: Hersek Sancağı; Serbo-Croatian: Hercegovački sandžak) was an Ottoman administrative unit established in 1470. The seat was in Foča until 1572 when it was moved to Taşlıca (Pljevlja). The sanjak was initially part of the Eyalet of Rumelia but was administrated into the Eyalet of Bosnia following its establishment in 1580.
History
15th century
In November 1481 Ayas, an Ottoman general, attacked Novi and captured it probably at the end of January 1482. The sanjak was established between 1483 and 1485. In 1485, Novi was established as a kadiluk of the sanjak of Herzegovina.
16th century
In 1572, the seat of the sanjak was moved from Foča to Pljevlja.
The Banat Uprising (1594) had been aided by Serbian Orthodox metropolitans Rufim Njeguš of Cetinje and Visarion of Trebinje (s. 1590–1602). In 1596 revolts spread into Ottoman Montenegro and the neighbouring tribes in Herzegovina, especially under influence of Metropolitan Visarion.
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Chronology, provenance and viewpoint should be read together before a broad social or political interpretation is accepted. The source revision retrieved here is dated Mar 26, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q7418370. Authority coordinates are 43.357, 19.358. None of the 2 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1470, 1572, 1580 and 1481.
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