The Eyalet of Diyarbekir (; ) was an eyalet of the Ottoman Empire. Its reported area in the 19th century was , slightly larger than the original Abbasid province in Upper Mesopotamia. In 1846 it was succeeded by the Kurdistan Eyalet.
Government The 17th-century traveller Evliya Çelebi reported on the organization of the eyalet: "In this province there are nineteen sanjaks and five hükûmets (or hereditary governments) [...] eight [sanjaks] were at the time of the conquest conferred on Kurdish begs with the patent of family inheritance for ever. Like other sanjaks they are divided into ziamets and timars, the possessors of which are obliged to serve in the field; but if they do not, the ziamet or timar may be transferred to a son or relation, but not to a stranger.
The hükûmets have neither ziamets nor timars. Their governors exercise full authority, and receive not only the land revenues, but also all the other taxes which in the sanjaks are paid to the possessor of the ziamet or timar, such as the taxes for pasturage, marriages, horses, vineyards, and orchards. [...]
The officers of the divan of Diarbeker are the defterdar of the treasury with a ruz-namji (journal writer); a defterdar of the feudal forces an inspector (emin), and a lieutenant kehiya of the defter, and another for the chavushes; a secretary (katib), a colonel, and a lieutenant colonel of the militia". By Evliya Çelebi, Joseph von Hammer-Purgstall
History After Reşid Mehmet Pasha assumed as Wāli in 1834, he led military campaigns against the local Kurdish tribes of the Garzan, Bedir Khan and Milli as well as the Yazidi Kurds in Sinjar. In 1835 he also subdued the Milli tribe in Mardin and in 1836, he defeated the ruler from the Emirate of Soran. After his death in 1836, his successor was Hafiz Mehmet Pasha who continued to subdue the Kurdish tribes and the Yazidi Kurds in Sincar. In the 1840s, the Eyalet ceded the Sanjak of Cizre, which before was part of the Emirate of Bohtan in the Diyarbekır Eyalet, to the Mosul Eyalet, which led to a Kurdish revolt led by Bedir Khan Beg.
Administrative divisions Sanjaks between 1515-1526Yılmaz Öztuna "Başlangıcından zamanımıza kadar Büyük Türkiye tarihi" cilt 13, sf. 279, Ötüken Yayınevi (1977). Sanjak of Amid Sanjak of Mardin Sanjak of Sincar Sanjak of Birecik Sanjak of Ruha Sanjak of Siverek Sanjak of Çermik Sanjak of Ergani Sanjak of Harput Sanjak of Arabgir Sanjak of Kiğı Sanjak of ÇemişkezekSanjaks between 1526-1560 Sanjak of Amid Sanjak of Mardin Sanjak of Sincar Sanjak of Ruha Sanjak of Siverek Sanjak of Çermik Sanjak of Ergani Sanjak of Harput Sanjak of Arabgir Sanjak of Kiğı Sanjak of Çemişkezek Sanjak of Musul Sanjak of Hit Sanjak of Deyr Sanjak of Rahbe Sanjak of AneSanjaks after 1560 Sanjak of Amid Sanjak of Sincar Sanjak of Ruha Sanjak of Siverek Sanjak of Çermik Sanjak of Ergani Sanjak of Harput Sanjak of Arabgir Sanjak of Kiğı Sanjak of Çemişkezek Sanjak of Musul Sanjak of Hit Sanjak of Deyr Sanjak of Rahbe Sanjak of AneSanjaks in the 17th century: Non-Hereditary Sanjaks Sanjak of Harput Sanjak of Ergani Sanjak of Siverek Sanjak of Nusaybin Sanjak of Hasankeyf Sanjak of Meyyafarikin Sanjak of Akçakale Sanjak of Habur Sanjak of Sincar
Hereditary Sanjaks Sanjak of Sağman Sanjak of Kulb Sanjak of Mehrasi Sanjak of Atak Sanjak of Pertek Sanjak of Çapakçur Sanjak of Çermik Sanjak of Tercil
Independent Governments (Hükümetis) Government of Cezire Government of Eğil Government of Genç Government of Palu Government of Hazzo
Sanjaks between 1673 and 1702 Sanjak of Amid Government (Hükümeti) of Hazzo Government (Hükümeti) of Cezire Government (Hükümeti) of Eğil Government (Hükümeti) of Tercil Government (Hükümeti) of Palu Government (Hükümeti) of Genç Sanjak of Çermik Sanjak of Hancûk Sanjak of Pertek Sanjak of Hısn-ı Keyfâ Sanjak of Manazgird Sanjak of Çemişgezek Sanjak of Harput Sanjak of Siverek Sanjak of Kulb Sanjak of Sağman Sanjak of Ağca Kale Sanjak of Dasini Sanjak of SincarSanjaks between 1735 and 1740 Sanjak of Amid Government (Hükümeti) of Hazzo Government (Hükümeti) of Cezire Government (Hükümeti) of Eğil Government (Hükümeti) of Tercil Government (Hükümeti) of Palu Government (Hükümeti) of Genç Sanjak of Çermik Sanjak of Hısn-ı Keyfâ Sanjak of Kulb Sanjak of Mihrani (in today Hazro District) Sanjak of Sincar Sanjak of Siverek Sanjak of Atak
See also Bedr Khan Beg Emirate of Çemişgezek
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