Sanjak of Delvina
The Sanjak of Delvina (, ) was one of the sanjaks of the Ottoman Empire which county town was Delvinë but during the 18th century became Gjirokastër, Albania. It was created in the middle of 16th century, came under the control of the Pashalik of Yanina during 1785−1822, and was disestablished after the Balkan Wars in 1913. It was divided between Albania Albania and Greece in 1913. Name. During the 18th century the local Pasha moved the seat of the sanjak from Delvine to Gjirokastër. Its official named didn't change, however it was also referred as Sanjak of  Gjirokastër. History. Before the Sanjak of Delvina has been established in the middle of 16th century Delvina was a seat of kaza which belonged to the Sanjak of Avlona. Sanjak of Delvina had the lowest income of 21 sanjaks in Eyalet Rumelia In 1713 sanjakbey of Delvina was Selim Pasha. In 1744 sanjakbey of the Sanjak of Delvina was Veli Beg. In 1785 Veli Beg's son, Ali Pasha, became a governor of Delvina, while in the following years the sanjak was part of the Pashalik of Yanina. By 1804 the sanjakbey of Delvina was Ali's son, Veli, who  was also a Beylerbey of Rumelia. In 1834 Mahmood Hamdi pasha was appointed to govern the Sanjak of Delvina, Yanina and Avlona. During the Balkan Wars and the subsequent Ottoman defeat, the Greek Army entered the city at March 3, 1913. In June 1914 the town hosted the constituent assembly of the representatives of Northern Epirus that discussed and finally approved the Protocol of Corfu, on July 26, 1914. Delvina then became part of the short-lived Autonomous Republic of Northern Epirus.