In 1580,
Ferhad Pasha Sokolović became the first governor (
beylerbey or simply
pasha) of the
Beylerbeylik of Bosnia. The Bosnia Eyalet (or Pashaluk) comprised a total of ten sanjaks:
Sanjak of Bosnia (central province),
Sanjak of Herzegovina,
Sanjak of Vučitrn,
Sanjak of Prizren,
Sanjak of Klis, Sanjak of Krka, and
Sanjak of Pakrac. It was formed out of territories that had been part of the
Sanjak of Klis and
Sanjak of Bosnia. The sanjak had 30
nahiye. ==Governors==