Novi Pazar

Dragica Premović - Aleksić Belgrade The History of Territory-Administrative Organisation of Raska Area / Sanjak Abstract: The territory of Raska Area / Sanjak, i.e. the area between two rivers ’mouth Lim and Ibar, from prehistoric period until today belonged to different tribal and state organisations. During prehistoric period, the south-eastern part of the stated territory belonged to Dardanians, and north-western part to Autariats (Illyrian tribe), and during Roman domination of the territory it belonged to the provinces ofMoesia Superior andPraevalitana. After collapse of the Roman Empire, the most part of the territory belonged to the Eastern Roman Empire, i.e. Byzantine. By Slovenians ’ arrival, in this area they were Serbs, one of the largest Slovenian tribes, and they formed the state where it was mentioned in some sources under its name of Crossed Serbia, but also under the name of Raska. After the battle on Kosovo, the Ottoman Empire occupied a larger area of Novi Bazar, firstly provinces were formed, and later on, regions and municipalities, and by conquering Bosnia, administrative regions or sanjaks. The largest part of the territory between the rivers Lim and Ibar, belonged to the Bosnian Sanjak, and later on, to its Pashalik Through the entire Ottoman reign, very: often in this area, administrative division was changed, and it is discussed more detailed within the paper. At the end of 18th century, after 1790, Sanjak of Novi Bazar was formed, and its kadiluks: Novi Bazar, Old Vlah, Mitrovica and Trgoviste, and in 1865, Bosnian province was restored and divided into 7 sanjaks: among them was Novi Bazar s one. with its kazas in: Novi Bazar, Sjenica, Pljevlja, Nova Varos, Prijepolje, Bijelo Polje, Mitrovica, Berane, Kolasin and Trgoviste. Already in 1872, from the Bosnian Pashalik, they were separated the ones of Novi Bazar and Nis Sanjaks, and it was formed Novi Bazar province. By the decisions of Berlin Congress in 1878, Bosnia and Herzegovina were subdued to its government to Austria-Hungary. In Sanjak of Novi Bazar that separated Serbia from Montenegro, the Turkish government still remained, but it was definitely separated from the Bosnian one and joined to Kosovo province. Such an administrative-territory: division remained until 1912, when the area was finally liberated from the Turks. Key words: territory>, Raska, Sanjak, region, municipality, province, kadiluk, Sanjak of Novi Bazar

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