Sanjak of Kruševac
| Sanjak of Kruševac Крушевачки санџак Alacahisar Sancağı |
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| Sanjak of the Ottoman Empire | |||||
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| Capital | Kruševac | ||||
| History | |||||
| • | Established | 1455 | |||
| • | Final Ottoman capture of Kruševac | 1830 | |||
| Today part of | Serbia | ||||
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The Sanjak of Kruševac or the Sanjak of Alaca Hisar (Serbian: Крушевачки санџак, Turkish: Alacahisar Sancağı) was one of the sanjaks in the Ottoman Empire with Alaca Hisar (modern-day Kruševac) as its administrative centre. Its Turkish name Alaca Hisar means a colorful town.
Despot Stefan Lazarević, who was childless, had arranged for his nephew Đurađ Branković to succeed the Serbian throne and enter an alliance with Hungary, however, after his death, Murat invaded Serbia in 1428 claiming the land for himself. Murat took the Serbian capital Kruševac and forced Branković to continue the Ottoman vassalage. In 1451, when Mehmed II became Sultan, Despot Đurađ recaptured Kruševac and its surroundings. Mehmed II campaigned in Serbia from 1454 until 1459, when he conquered and annexed the Serbian Despotate. Kruševac (now known as Turkish Alacahisar) was taken in 1455 and immediately organized into an Ottoman subdivision.
In period between 1455 and 1541 the Sanjak of Kruševac belonged to the Rumelia Eyalet. After the establishment of the Budin Eyalet in 1541 the Sanjak of Kruševac was merged into it together with several other sanjaks including the Sanjak of Smederevo, Sanjak of Pojega, Sanjak of Vučitrn, Sanjak of Zvornik etc. In 1558 the Sanjak of Kruševac was added to the Temeşvar Eyalet At the beginning of the 17th century the Sanjak of Kruševac was again part of Rumelia Eyalet.
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