This study focused on the sancakbeys who appointed to the Bolu sanjak in the 15th and 16th centuries. The identities of the sanjakbeys ruling Bolu between 1460-1596, their appointment dates, their incomes and dates of departure from duty as far as can be determined are given. There are people from the İsfendiyaroğlu Principality dynasty among the administrators of Bolu, which was classically organized under the Anatolian Beylerbeylik. Among the sancakbeys, the people served the longest in Bolu are members of this family. This family, which became the ruler in 63 years of the 136-year process in Bolu, continued to rule in the region under the Ottoman domination and in the service of the Ottoman Sultans, even if the political existence of their principality ended. During the 15th century, Bolu had ruled by Isfendiyarids for totally 31 years including Hasan Bey, son of İsmail Bey 1 year, Kizil Ahmed Bey 18 years, and his son Mirza Mehmed Bey 12 years. In the 16th century, 5 people from the same family served as the sancakbeyi of Bolu for a total of 32 years. Since two people from the Ottoman dynasty served as sanjakbeyi here, so Bolu became a second degree prince sanjak. In the research, documents from the Ottoman Archive, Atatürk Library Muallim Cevdet Manuscripts and Foundation Records Archive were used.
Keywords: Bolu, sancakbeys, appointment, Isfendiyarogullari
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