Rumelia

Map of Rumelia as of 1801

Rumelia (Turkish: Rum: Roman El: Land Rumeli: Lands of Rome), the area that was the East Roman or Byzantine Empire, a name commonly used, from the 15th century onwards, to denote the part of the Balkan Peninsula subject to the Ottoman Empire. However the word "Rumeli" literally translates as "the land of Romans" in reference to Eastern Roman Empire, and hence during the 11th and 12th century it was widely used for Anatolia as it had been recently conquered from the Byzantines.

More precisely it was the country bounded north by Bulgaria, west by Albania and south by the Morea, or in other words the ancient provinces, including Constantinople and Thessaloniki, of Thrace and Macedonia. The name was ultimately applied more especially to a province composed of central Albania and western Macedonia, having Monastir for its chief town. Owing to administrative changes effected between 1870 and 1875, the name ceased to correspond with any political division. Eastern Rumelia was constituted an autonomous province of the Ottoman Empire by the Treaty of Berlin, 1878, but on September 6, 1885, after a bloodless revolution, it was united with Bulgaria.

Today the word "Rumeli" is sometimes used to indicate the part of Turkey which is in Europe (provinces of Edirne (Adrianople), Kırklareli, Tekirdağ and the western part of Istanbul Province (Constantinople)). However, "Rumeli" is almost always used in historical contexts, the modern Turkish name for the region being Trakya (Thrace).

Contents

1 Etymology
2 Where is it?
3 Anatolia as Rumelia
4 Which countries are included in Rumelia?
5 Manastır (Bitola) as Rumelia
6 Rumelia as a political division
7 Administration
8 External links

Etymology

Rumelia (Turkish: Rum: Roman El: Land Rumeli: Lands of Rome).

Where is it?

The area that was the East Roman or Byzantine Empire. A name commonly used, from the 15th century onwards, to denote the part of the Balkan Peninsula subject to the Ottoman Empire.

Anatolia as Rumelia

The word "Rumeli" literally translates as "the land of Romans" in reference to Eastern Roman Empire, hence during the 11th and 12th century it was widely used for Anatolia as it had been recently conquered from the Byzantines. For instance, a major city in East Anatolia is called Erzurum (arz-ı rum), which means "Earth" (Lands) of Rome, with the same meaning as Rumelia.

Which countries are included in Rumelia?

Rumelia was, more precisely, the country bounded on the north by Bulgaria, west by Albania, and south by the Morea, in other words, the ancient provinces including Constantinople and Thessaloniki, of Thrace and Macedonia.

Manastır (Bitola) as Rumelia

The name was ultimately applied more specifically to a province composed of central Albania and western Macedonia, having '''Monastir for its chief town.

Rumelia as a political division

''' Owing to administrative changes effected between 1870 and 1875, the name ceased to correspond to any political division. Eastern Rumelia became an autonomous province of the Ottoman Empire by the Treaty of Berlin, 1878, but on September 6, 1885, after a bloodless revolution, it was united with Bulgaria.

Administration

The first Beylerbey of Rumelia was Lala Shahin Pasha (Lala Şâhin Paşa, Sahin Pasha, Shahin Pasha), the tutor (lala) of Murad I. He had his seat in Philippopolis since 1362.
In 1382 the capital of Rumelia was moved to Sofia.
Shehabeddin Pasha (Sa'd ed-din Pasha) (1436)
Sokollu Mehmet Paşa (Mehmed-paša Sokolović) (1551-1555)
Jegen Pasha (17th century)
Ali Pasha (1741-1822)
Georgantzoglu Pasha (1905)

External links

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