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== Ottoman Empire Colonization (1516-1918) == | == Ottoman Empire Colonization (1516-1918) == | ||
The [[Ottoman Empire Genealogy|Ottoman]] sultan Salim I conquered historical Greater Syria (encompassing modern-day [[Syria Genealogy|Syria]], [[Lebanon Genealogy|Lebanon]], [[State of Palestine Genealogy|Palestine]]/[[Israel Genealogy|Israel]], and parts of [[Jordan Genealogy|Jordan]] and [[Türkiye Genealogy|Türkiye]]) in 1516. Throughout Ottoman rule, Greater Syria was organized and reorganized into administrative districts known as "eyalets" and their subdivisions | The [[Ottoman Empire Genealogy|Ottoman]] sultan Salim I conquered historical Greater Syria (encompassing modern-day [[Syria Genealogy|Syria]], [[Lebanon Genealogy|Lebanon]], [[State of Palestine Genealogy|Palestine]]/[[Israel Genealogy|Israel]], and parts of [[Jordan Genealogy|Jordan]] and [[Türkiye Genealogy|Türkiye]]) in 1516.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "History of Syria," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Syria, accessed 14 August 2024.</ref> Throughout Ottoman rule, Greater Syria was organized and reorganized into administrative districts known as "eyalets" and their subdivisions.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Ottoman Syria," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottoman_Syria, accessed 14 August 2024.</ref> Ottoman control of Syria continued with various degrees of control until the empire splintered at the end of World War I, at which point administration of the region passed to the French Mandate. | ||
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