Karasi Sanjak, (Turkish: Karesi Sancağı; c. 1341–1922) was one of the first sanjaks of the Ottoman Empire established around 1341 and disestablished after signing the Treaty of Lausanne.
Karasi Sanjak Karesi Sancağı | |||||||||
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sanjak[1] of the Ottoman Empire | |||||||||
1341–1923 | |||||||||
Capital | Karasi | ||||||||
• Type | Sanjak of Ottoman Empire | ||||||||
History | |||||||||
• Established | 1341 | ||||||||
29 October 1923 1923 | |||||||||
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Despite being established in 1341, the Sanjak only existed in name. Not holding any lands, until the Ottoman conquest of the Beylik of Karasi in 1361.
Immediately after the first conquests in Karasi, the area was made into an Ottoman uj (frontier) sanjak with Biga (Pegae) as its center, under the leadership of Suleiman Pasha, an ardent advocate of frontier warfare (ghaza)...