Sanjak of Ohrid
| Sanjak of Ohri Sanxhaku i Ohrit Ohri Sancağı Охридски санџак |
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| sanjak of the Ottoman Empire | |||||
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| Capital | Manastir, Ohri | ||||
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| • | Established | 1395 | |||
| • | Establishment of the Monastir Vilayet | 1864 | |||
| Today part of |
 Albania Republic of Macedonia
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The Sanjak of Ohri (Turkish: Ohri Sancağı, Albanian: Sanxhaku i Ohrit, Bulgarian: Охридски санджак, Macedonian: Охридски санџак) was one of the sanjaks of the Ottoman Empire established in 1395. Part of it was located on the territory of the Lordship of Prilep, a realm in Macedonia ruled by the Ottoman vassal Prince Marko until his death in the Battle of Rovine.
When the Sanjak of Ohrid was established in 1395 it was a part of the Rumelia Eyalet and one of its earliest established sanjaks. Before it became part of the Ottoman Empire in 1395 its initial territory belonged to the realm of Prince Marko. At the beginning its county town was Bitola and later it was Ohrid, thus, it has also been referred to in sources as Sanjak of Monastir (or Bitola).
The territory of the Sanjak of Ohrid changed over time.
In 1406 the sanjakbey of Ohrid was Junayd of Aydın. In 1464 and 1465 the sanjakbey of the Sanjak of Ohrid was Ballaban Badera, famous for his battles against Skanderbeg, replacing Şeremet bey on that position. Although Halil Inalcik explains that the Sanjak of Elbasan was established as soon as the fortress of Elbasan has been constructed in 1466, based on Tursun Beg's records there is a possibility that Elbasan initially was part of the Sanjak of Ohrid.
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