Karaman Eyalet

Karaman Eyalet (Ottoman Turkish: ایالت قره‌مان, romanized: Eyālet-i Ḳaraman) was one of the subdivisions of the Ottoman Empire. Its reported area in the 19th century was 30,463 square miles (78,900 km2).

ایالت قره‌مان
Eyālet-i Ḳaraman
Eyalet of the Ottoman Empire
1483–1864

The Karaman Eyalet in 1609
CapitalKonya (1483–1522), (1562–1864), Kayseri (1522–1562)
History 
 Established
1483
 Disestablished
1864
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Karamanids
Konya Vilayet
Today part ofTurkey

In 1468, the formerly independent principality of Karaman was annexed by the Ottomans; Mehmed II appointed his son Mustafa as governor of the new eyalet, with his seat at Konya.

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