Ottoman Iraq
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Ottoman Iraq refers to the period of the history of Iraq between 1534 and 1920 when the region was ruled by the Ottoman Empire.
Ottoman Iraq was divided into the three vilayets.
Ottoman Iraq was divided into the three vilayets.
- Mosul Vilayet
- Baghdad Vilayet
- Basra Vilayet
See also
- Mamluk rule in IraqMamluk rule in IraqThe Mamluks who ruled Iraq in the 18th century were freed Georgian slaves converted to Islam, trained in a special school, and then assigned to military and administrative duties. They presided, with short intermissions, over more than a century in the history of Ottoman Iraq, from 1704 to 1831...
- British Mandate of Mesopotamia
- Sykes-Picot AgreementSykes-Picot AgreementThe Sykes–Picot Agreement of 1916 was a secret agreement between the governments of the United Kingdom and France, with the assent of Imperial Russia, defining their respective spheres of influence and control in Western Asia after the expected downfall of the Ottoman Empire during World War I...