Beylerbeylik

A beylerbeylik was a large administrative entity within the Ottoman Empire and the Safavid Empire during the 15th-18th centuries. It was governed by a beylerbey ("bey of beys" i.e., commander-in-chief).

References

  1. ↑ Özbaran, Salih; Lyma, Dom Manuell de (1972). "The Ottoman Turks and the Portuguese in the Persian Gulf, 1534 - 1581". Journal of Asian History. 6 (1): 52, 55. ISSN 0021-910X. JSTOR 41929749.
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