A sanjak (also zanzak) is an administrative region under the Ottoman Empire, or the governor of such a region.
Sanjak of Smederevo was created in 1459.
Sanjak of Alexandretta ended in 1938.
Sanjak of Alexandretta was created in 1921.
Sanjak of Syrmia was created in 1541.
Sanjak of Gaza was created in 1549.
A caimacam is either a deputy governor in Turkey, a grand vizier of Constantinople, or the governor of a sanjak - administrative region - in Turkey.
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 2 words with the pattern SA---K. That is, six letter words with 1st letter S and 2nd letter A and 6th letter K. In alphabetical order, they are: sandek sanjak
A nation-less state is a state whose borders are arbitrary and with no historical context and with no real common bond among the people. Lebanon does not fit this paradigm. While there are numerous different groups of people in Lebanon, there is the historic Sanjak of Mount Lebanon, which set the prevailing, dominant Christian culture of the area. When the French expanded the Sanjak of Mount Lebanon to surrounding areas to the north, east, and south, a number of Sunni Muslim, Shiite Muslim, Alawite, and Druze groups were added to the state, making it more heterogeneous and leading to internal conflict. However, those conflicts have ended up creating a unified national identity, especially in resistance to the recent (1986-2006) Syrian Occupation of the country, and the creation of a Confessionalist Republican Structure.By contrast, Iraq, which has no unity between its religiously and ethnically diverse groups is a nationaless state.
Here are a few: acajou, banjos, boojum, crojik, deejay, donjon, fanjet, frijol, ganjah, ganjas, hadjee, hadjes, hadjis, hajjes, hajjis, inkjet, kanjis, kopjes, logjam, masjid, moujik, musjid, muzjik, ninjas, outjut, prajna, projet, punjis, ramjet, riojas, sanjak, shojis, slojds, thujas, trijet, veejay
In terms of territory, they conquered it using the military supremacy afforded them by the modern technologies they used and the advanced battle techniques and strategies that they formulated. In terms of institutionally, the Sultans set up a strong bureaucracy that easily allowed for its own perpetuation. Low-level bureaucrats were chosen at the provincial level (in the relevant sanjak or vilayet) and higher-level bureaucrats came out of the men taken for devşirme who were unfit or undesirable for Janissary service.
There was no Syrian Arab Republic in 1915. Syria was part of the Ottoman Empire until 1919 and the land that is currently called Syria was not under one administrative region, but rather four: Wilayat Dimashq, Wilayat Halab, Wilayat Beirut, and the autonomous Sanjak of Zor. It is worth noting that all of Syria was part of one of these four provinces, but that these provinces did not only consist of Syria. Their territories bleed into Israel, Lebanon, the Palestinian Territories, Iraq, and Turkey. This is because the Ottoman boundaries have almost nothing to do with those established by the Sykes-Picot Agreement which established the modern national borders. In 1951, (in case the date was accidentally mis-entered), Syria was not called the Syrian Arab Republic, but rather the Republic of Syria. In 1951, the President was Hashim al-Atassi until he was overthrown by military coup in December and replaced with Fawzi Selu, a military leader.
On night between June 10/11 1903, a group of Serbian officers assassinated unpopular King Alexander I of Serbia. The Serbian parliament elected Peter Karađorđević as the new king of Serbia. The consequence of this dynastic change had Serbia relying on Russia and France rather than on Austria-Hungary, as had been the case during rule of Obrenović dynasty. Serbian desire to relieve itself of Austrian influence provoked the Pig War, an economic conflict, from which Serbia eventually came out as the victor. Austria-Hungary, desirous of solidifying its position in Bosnia-Herzegovina, annexed the provinces on October 6, 1908.[51] The annexation set off a wave of protests and diplomatic maneuvers that became known as the Bosnian crisis, or annexation crisis. The crisis continued until April 1909, when the annexation received grudging international approval through amendment of the Treaty of Berlin. During the crisis, relations between Austria-Hungary, on the one hand, and Russia and Serbia, on the other, were permanently damaged. After an exchange of letters outlining a possible deal, Russian Foreign Minister Alexander Izvolsky and Austro-Hungarian Foreign Minister Alois Aehrenthal met privately at Buchlau Castle in Moravia on September 16, 1908. At Buchlau the two agreed that Austria-Hungary could annex the Ottoman provinces of Bosnia and Herzegovina, which Austria-Hungary occupied and administered since 1878 under a mandate from the Treaty of Berlin. In return, Austria-Hungary would withdraw its troops from the Ottoman Sanjak of Novibazar and support Russia in its efforts to amend the Treaty of Berlin to allow Russian war ships to navigate the Straits of Constantinople during times of war. The two jointly agreed not to oppose Bulgarian independence. While Izvolsky moved slowly from capital to capital vacationing and seeking international support for opening the Straits, Bulgaria and Austria-Hungary moved swiftly. On October 5, Bulgaria declared its independence from the Ottoman Empire. The next day, Austria-Hungary annexed Bosnia-Herzegovina. On October 7, Austria-Hungary announced its withdrawal from the Sanjak of Novi Pazar. Russia, unable to obtain Britain's assent to Russia's Straits proposal, joined Serbia in assuming an attitude of protest. Britain lodged a milder protest, taking the position that annexation was a matter concerning Europe, not a bilateral issue, and so a conference should be held. France fell in line behind Britain. Italy proposed that the conference be held in Italy. German opposition to the conference and complex diplomatic maneuvering scuttled the conference. On February 20, 1909, the Ottoman Empire, acquiesced to the annexation and received ₤2.2 million from Austria-Hungary.[52] Austria-Hungary began releasing secret documents in which Russia, since 1878, had repeatedly stated that Austria-Hungary had a free hand in Bosnia-Herzegovina and the Sanjak of Novibazar. At the same time, Germany stated it would only continue its active involvement in negotiations if Russia accepted the annexation. Under these pressures, Russia agreed to the annexation,[53] and persuaded Serbia to do the same. The Treaty of Berlin then was amended by correspondence between capitals from April 7 to April 19, 1909, to reflect the annexation