List of the Herzegovinian Sandjakbeys

Abstract

This list of Herzegovinian sanđakbeys in 16. ct, was done basically on the information from the Archives of Dubrovnik. The Government of Dubrovnik lied under an obligation towards its neighbors from Hercegovina. This obligation consisted the following procedure which was to send a legation to every new sanđakbey, to pay a bow and to present him with gifts. This obligation the Government of the Dubrovnik Republic did dutifully, so that on the basis of its decisions about sending the legations; it is possible to make up the list of the Herzegovinian sanđakbeys and approximately determine the time of their rule in Herzegovina.