Beylerbey was a high rank in the western Islamic world in the late Middle Ages and early modern period, from the Anatolian Seljuks and the Ilkhanids to Safavid Iran and the Ottoman Empire. Initially d
A depiction of the beylerbey of the Bosnia Eyalet (1657)
Daud Khan Undiladze, ghilman and the beylerbey of Ganja and Karabakh from 1625 to 1630.
Farman (decree) from the Safavid ruler Tahmasp II for Mohammad Qoli Khan Sa'dlu, the beglerbegi of Chokhur-e Sa'd (Erivan) in reply to an appeal
The eyalet, also known as beylerbeylik or pashalik, was the primary administrative divisions of the Ottoman Empire.
Beylerbey
…crossed over into Europe to campaign against Mircea I of Wallachia. This process marked the birth of the first two, and by far the most important, beylerbeyliks: those of Rumelia and Anatolia, while the third beylerbeylik, that of Rûm, followed soon after. The beylerbey was in charge of a province—termed a…
Provinces of the Ottoman Empire in Europe, Asia, and Africa in 1692, divided into beylerbeyliks, protectorates and tributary states. By Guillaume Sanson (1633–1703).
The 1803 Cedid Atlas, showing the Middle Eastern eyalets
Eyalets in the 17th century