Sanjak of Tirhala
| Sanjak of Tirhala Ottoman Turkish: Liva-i Tirhala | |||||||||
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| Sanjak of the Ottoman Empire | |||||||||
| 1395/6–1881 | |||||||||
Central Greece in the early 19th century, showing the sanjak of Tirhala ("Trikhala") in the centre | |||||||||
| Capital | Originally Trikala (Tirhala), from the 18th century Larissa (Yenişehir i-Fenari) | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Ottoman conquest | 1395/6 | ||||||||
| 1881 | |||||||||
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| Today part of | Greece | ||||||||
The Sanjak of Tirhala or Trikala (Ottoman Turkish: Sancak-i/Liva-i Tirhala; Greek: λιβάς/σαντζάκι Τρικάλων) was second-level Ottoman province (sanjak or liva) encompassing the region of Thessaly. Its name derives from the Turkish version of the name of the town of Trikala. It was established after the conquest of Thessaly by the Ottomans led by Turahan Bey, a process which began at the end of the 14th century and ended in the mid-15th century.