Ottoman Vilayets
Originally the Ottoman Empire was divided into eyalets. Following the Tanzimat reforms, the empire was redivided into vilayets (ولایت, literally "province") led by vali (from the title wāli (والي) used in the wider Islamic sphere).
Like eyalets, vilayets were subdivided into sanjak (سنجاق, literally "flag") led by sanjak-beys (سنجاق بك, alternatively sanjaq- or -beg).
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Salonica
Rumelia was reformed into the vilayet of Salonica in 1867.