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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 of Moesia Superior and Praevalitana. 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 Pazar, 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 Pazar was formed, and its kadiluks: Novi Pazar,
Old Vlah, Mitrovica and Trgoviste, and in 1865, Bosnian province was restored and
divided into 7 sanjaks: among them was Novi Pazar’s one, with its kazas in: Novi
Pazar, 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 Pazar and Nis Sanjaks, and it was formed Novi Pazar
province. By the decisions of Berlin Congress in 1878, Bosnia and Herzegovina
were subdued to its government to Austria-Hungary. In Sanjak of Novi Pazar 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 Pazar