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Beylerbey (from Beylerbeyi, Ottoman Turkish for "Bey of Beys", meaning "Commander of Commanders" or "Lord of Lords"; originally Beglerbeg(i) in older Turkic, is the Ottoman and Safavid title used for the highest rank in the hierarchy of provincial administrators (all military officers, at high levels generally pashas), in western terms a Governor-general, with authority over the Governors (often styled Wali) of several vilayets, generally (if not yet made) a Pasha (circa General), second only to the Grand Vizier. Turkish ( tr Türkçe IPA) is a language spoken by over 63 million people worldwide making it the most commonly spoken of the Turkic languages. Bey is a Turkish title for "chieftain" traditionally applied to the leaders of small tribal groups The Turkic languages constitute a Language family of some thirty languages spoken by Turkic peoples across a vast area from Eastern Europe and the The Ottoman Empire (1299–1923 ( Old Ottoman Turkish: دولتْ علیّه عثمانیّه Devlet-i Âliye-yi Osmâniyye, Late Ottoman and Modern Turkish The Safavids ( صفوی) were an Iranian ref>Helen Chapin Metz Pasha or pacha, formerly bashaw, (paşa پاشا ( Persian: پاشا ( Armenian: Փաշա was a high rank in the Ottoman Empire The term governor general or governor-general refers to a vice-regal representative of a Monarch in an independent realm or a major colonial circonscription A wilāyah (ولاية or vilâyet (in Persian and Ottoman Turkish) is an administrative division usually Pasha or pacha, formerly bashaw, (paşa پاشا ( Persian: پاشا ( Armenian: Փաշա was a high rank in the Ottoman Empire Grand Vizier, in Turkish Sadr-ı Azam ( Sadrazam) or Serdar-ı Ekrem (in Ottoman Turkish: صدر اعظم or وزیر اعظم
The rank was used (with many different spelling variants) initially for very large parts of the empire – all of Anatolia and Rumelia – but in later centuries the title was devaluated by extending it to the governors of various much smaller Ottoman eyalets. Anatolia (Anadolu Ανατολία Anatolía) or Asia minor, comprising most of modern Turkey, is the geographic region bounded by the Black Rumelia or Rumeli ( Turkish: Rumeli ("Land of the Romans" from Rum: "Greek" "Roman" and El The subdivisions of the Ottoman Empire were Administrative divisions of the State organisation of the Ottoman Empire based on military administration but
Other use
Beylerbey is also the name of a neighbourhood of Istanbul, on the Asian side of the city, where the Beylerbeyi Palace is located. Istanbul (historically Byzantium and later Constantinople; see the other Names of Istanbul) is the largest city of Turkey The Beylerbeyi Palace (Beylerbeyi Sarayı is a palace located in Beylerbeyi neighbourhood of Istanbul, Turkey at the Asian side of the Bosphorus The neighborhood hosts a number of charming seafood restaurants along the shores of the Bosphorous. The Bosporus or Bosphorus, also known as the Istanbul Strait, (İstanbul Boğazı (Βόσπορος is a Strait that forms the boundary between the Along its shores also spreads a number of Yalıs (old Ottoman houses by the Bosphorous) giving the town a very original charm especially if seen from the sea side. A yalı ( Turkish: yalı, from Greek yiáli γιαλή (mod γιαλός) literally "seashore beach" In Beylerbey you also find the Bosphorous Pasha Hotel, an old Yalı that has been turned into a boutique hotel, part of the Relais et Chateaux chain. A yalı ( Turkish: yalı, from Greek yiáli γιαλή (mod γιαλός) literally "seashore beach" A number of famous turkish sweets shops, making Baklava and other famous delicacies, spread on the sides of its main road as part of the local market.
See also
- Bey, his jurisdiction Beylik
- Beqlare-beq, its non-equivalent cognate in Mongolian
- Subdivisions of the Ottoman Empire
Sources and references
Bey is a Turkish title for "chieftain" traditionally applied to the leaders of small tribal groups The subdivisions of the Ottoman Empire were Administrative divisions of the State organisation of the Ottoman Empire based on military administration butDapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic