Ottoman Cyprus
The Eyalet of Cyprus was the name given to the conquered island of Cyprus which fell into Ottoman hands in 1571. The Ottomans change the way they administered Cyprus multiple times. It was a sanjak of the Eyalet of the Archipelago from 1660 to 1703, and again from 1784 onwards; a fief of the Grand Vizier (1703-1745 and 1748-1784), and again an eyalet for the short period 1745-1748.
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