Some Observations on Basra Province and Persian Gulf Under the Ottoman Rule in 19th Century

Abstract

Basra Province and Persian Gulf were geopolitically significant in 19th century as it is in today’s world. In this research, the importance of this region is explained in lights of Prime Ministery Ottoman Archives and Basra Province Yearbooks. Basra, which was governed as province or sanjak until 1884, became a province consisted of Müntefik, Amâre and Necid sanjaks except being central sanjak in this date. By utilizing the information about Basra in written statements (layihas) of Mutasarrıf Hasan Pasha who worked there in 1880, some evaluation about the region is tried to be stated.

Keywords

• Basra Vilayeti
• Basra Körfezi
• Mutasarrıf Hasan Paşa
• Salname
• 19. YY. Osmanlı Devleti
• Orta Doğu
• Bağdat