| 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.[1] 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.