Sanjak of Herzegovina
| Sanjak of Herzegovina | |||||||||
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| Sanjak of the Ottoman Empire | |||||||||
| 1470–1833 1851–1912 | |||||||||
Map of the Sanjak of Herzegovina | |||||||||
| Capital | Foça (now Foča) (1470–1572) Taşlıca (now Pljevlja) (1572–1833) | ||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
| • Coordinates | 43°21′24″N 19°21′30″E / 43.35667°N 19.35833°E | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | 1470 | ||||||||
• Part of Bosnia Eyalet | 1580 | ||||||||
• establishment of the Herzegovina Eyalet | 1833 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | |||||||||
The Sanjak of Herzegovina (Turkish: Hersek Sancağı; Serbo-Croatian: Hercegovački sandžak) was an Ottoman administrative unit established in 1470. The seat was in Foča until 1572 when it was moved to Taşlıca (Pljevlja). The sanjak was initially part of the Eyalet of Rumelia but was administrated into the Eyalet of Bosnia following its establishment in 1580.