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Mutasarrif, mutesarrif, mutasarriff, or mutesarriff () was the title used in the Ottoman Empire and places like post-Ottoman Iraq for the governor of an administrative district in place of the usual sanjakbey. The Ottoman rank of mutasarrif was established as part of a tanzimat, and its holder was appointed directly by the Sultan.
The administrative district under his authority, the mutasarrifate (), was officially called a sanjak (سنجاق) in Turkish or liwa (لواء) in Arabic and Persian language.Meyers (1905–1909), Liwâ. A mutasarrif was subordinate to a wali or governor-general of a province, while being of superior rank to a kaymakam.Meyers (1905–1909), Kaimakam.
"This small political unit was governed by a non-Lebanese Ottoman Christian subject and given the protection of European powers. The religious communities of the district were represented by a council that dealt directly with the governor. This system provided peace and prosperity until its abolition."A History of the modern middle east Cleveland and Buntin p.84
The mutassarifates of the Ottoman Empire included:
Etymology
Ottoman Turkish mutasarrıf is derived from the Arabic mutaṣarrif, meaning provincial governor.lexico.com,
target="_blank" rel="nofollow"> mutasarrif. Accessed 11 Feb 2022. Mutaṣarrif is the active participle of taṣarrafa, meaning "to act without restriction", "have the right of disposing (over somebody or something)".
History
This administrative unit was sometimes independent (e.g., Mount Lebanon Mutasarrifate or Cyprus) and sometimes was part of a vilayet (province), administered by a vali, and contained nahiye (communes), each administered by a kaymakam.Üngör, Uğur Ü. (June 2005). A Reign of Terror, Master's thesis, University of Amsterdam, p. 21. . This rank was established in 1864 against the new Law of Villayets instead of rank of mutesellim which was abolished in 1842.
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