Dulkadir Eyalet () or Marash Eyalet () was an eyalet of the Ottoman Empire.
History The Dulkadirids were the last of the Anatolian emirates to yield to the Ottomans, managing to remain independent until 1521, and were not fully incorporated into the empire until 1530.
It is unclear when the eyalet was formed. Ottoman historian Ibn Kemal explained that the territory formerly ruled by Ali was divided into five sanjaks with governors appointed by the central government with no mention of the appointment of a beylerbey. The province was described as , a region instead of an eyalet, by the 1526 defter. A record, thought to be from 1527, listed Marash as part of Karaman Eyalet, while Bozok belonged to Rum Eyalet. Dulkadir Eyalet was likely established shortly after the grand vizier Pargalı Ibrahim Pasha extinguished the Kalenderoghlu revolt the same year and took administrative precautions to maintain order in the realm. Historian attests to the beylerbey of Dulkadir in in 1538.
Administrative divisions Sanjaks Former eyalet Joined Left Later eyalet (or vilayet) Note Marash Karaman 1850 Adana Capital sanjak. Aintab Aleppo 1818 Aleppo Bozok Rum 1574 Rum Sporadically changed hands between Dulkadir and Rum Eyalet until its permanent transfer to the latter by 1574. Uzayr Damascus 1534 1553 AleppoTarsus Aleppo By 1538 By Dec. 1549 Karaman Karaman By Jan. 1559 30 July 1571 Cyprus Sis 1538–1548 30 July 1571 Cyprus Malatya Rum 1559 1559 Rum Rum 1568 1839 Diyarbekir Kars 1568–1574 Before 1831 Samsat 1568–1574 After 1831 Gerger 1831
Demographics In the early 16th century, a significant portion of the province's population was composed of nomadic Turkmens of the Dulkadir tribe. According to the 1526 defter, the region consisted of 69,481 households (approximately 350,000 people), 48,665 (about 245,000 people), 18,158, and 2,631 of whom were Dulkadir nomads, settled Muslims, and Christians, respectively. The region included 523 villages, 3412 hamlets, 62 farms, 64 kishlaks (winter pastures), and 35 yaylaks (summer pastures).
The population of the eyalet increased in 1570–1580, when it housed 113,028 households (approximately 550,000 people), 70,368, 38,497, and 4163 of whom were settled Muslims, nomads, and Christians, respectively. Around those times, the province had 2169 sworded timars and 5500 levy. During the 17th century, it increased to 2869 sworded timar and 6800 levy.
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