title: Beylerbeylik
text: # Beylerbeylik
  
  A beylerbeylik was a large administrative entity within the Ottoman Empire and Safavid Empire during the 15th-18th centuries. They were governed by beylerbeys ("bey of beys" i.e., commanders-in-chief).
  
  * For Ottoman Beyerbeyliks, see Eyalet
  * For Safavid Beylerbeyliks, see Beylerbeylik (Safavid Persia)
  