Sanjak of Klis
| Sanjak of Klis Kilis Sancağı |
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| sanjak of the Ottoman Empire | |||||
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| Capital | Klis (1537-1648), Livno (1648-1699) | ||||
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| • | Siege of Klis | 12 March 1537 | |||
| • | Disestablished | 1699 | |||
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 Croatia Bosnia
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The Sanjak of Klis (Turkish: Kilis Sancağı) was a sanjak of the Ottoman Empire which seat was in the Fortress of Klis in Klis (modern-day Croatia) till capture by Republic of Venice in 1648, laterly in Livno between 1648-1699.
The Sanjak of Klis was established on 12 March 1537, after Ottoman victory in the Siege of Klis. Klis was stronghold of Uskoks and thorn in both Venetian and Ottoman side. It was captured by Ottoman forces commanded by Murat Beg Tardić on behalf of Gazi Husrev-beg who was the sanjakbey of the Sanjak of Bosnia.
The territory of the Sanjak of Klis was composed of the newly captured territories of western Bosnia, Dalmatia (with rivers Cetina, Krka and Zrmanja),Lika and Krbava. The Vilayet Croats was disestablished when it was annexed by the newly established Sanjak of Klis in 1537.
The first land survey of the Sanjak of Klis was done in 1540 within the survey of the Sanjak of Bosnia. The defter of 1550 is the oldest preserved defter of the Sanjak of Klis. This early 15th century defters show that the territory of this sanjak was depopulated. The Ottomans populated barren lands with fresh wave of herdsmen.
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