The Sanjak hBOsniawas an Ottoman administrative unit established in 1470.

The seat
was in Foca until 1572 when it was moved to Taslica (Pljevlja). The sanjak was
initially part of the Eyalet of Rumelia but was administrated into the Eyalet of
Bosnia following its establishment in 1580.

15th century
In November 1481 Ayas, an Ottoman general, attacked Novi and captured it probably
at the end of January 1482.[1] The sanjak was established between 1483 and 1485. In
1485, Novi was established as a kadiluk of the sanjak of Herzegovina.

16th century
In 1572, the seat of the sanjak was moved from Foca to Pljevlja.[citation needed]

The Banat Uprising (1594) had been aided by Serbian Orthodox metropolitans Rufim
Njegu� of Cetinje and Visarion of Trebinje (s. 1590�1602).[2] In 1596 revolts
spread into Ottoman Montenegro and the neighbouring tribes in Herzegovina,
especially under influence of Metropolitan Visarion.[2] A Ragusan document from the
beginning of 1596 claims that many Herzegovinian chieftains with the metropolitan
gathered in the Trebjesa Monastery where they swore oath "to give up and donate
20,000 heroes to the emperors' light."[3] In 1596, Grdan, vojvoda of Nik�ic, and
Serbian Patriarch Jovan Kantul (s. 1592�1614) led rebels against the Ottomans but
were defeated on the Gacko Field in 1597 (see Serb Uprising of 1596�97). However,
Grdan and Patriarch Jovan would continue to plan revolts against the Ottomans in
the coming years.[4]

19th century
At the beginning of the 19th century, the Bosnia Eyalet was one of the least
developed and more autonomous provinces of the Empire.[5] In 1831, Bosnian kapudan
Husein Grada�cevic occupied Travnik, demanding autonomy and the end of military
reforms in Bosnia.[6] Ultimately, exploiting the rivalries between beys and
kapudans, the grand vizier succeeded in detaching the Herzegovinian forces, led by
Ali-pa�a Rizvanbegovic, from Grada�cevic's.[6] The revolt was crushed, and in 1833,
a new Herzegovina Eyalet was created from the southern part of the Bosnia Eyalet
and given to Rizvanbegovic as a reward for his contribution in crushing the
uprising.[6] This new entity lasted only for a few years, being re-integrated into
the Bosnia Eyalet after Rizvanbegovic's death (1851).

In March 1852, Ottoman general Omar Pasha decided to disarm the Herzegovinians,
which sparked an outrage in the region. The chieftain of the Herzegovinians was
Luka Vukalovic. The refusal of giving up arms resulted in minor fights between
Herzegovinians and Turks (local Slavic Muslims), which in turn resulted in an
uprising, which Vukalovic would lead.

In 1875, a an ureage out in Herzegovina, led by local Serbs against their Ottoman
Bosnian lords who treated them harshly and ignored the new reforms announced by
Sultan Abd�lmecid I. The rebels were aided with weapons and volunteers from the
Principalities of Montenegro and Serbia, whose governments eventually jointly
declared war on the Ottomans on 18 June 1876, leading to the Serbo-Turkish War
(1876�78) and Montenegrin�Ottoman War (1876�78), which in turn led to the Russo-
Turkish War (1877�78) and Great Eastern Crisis. A result of the uprisings and wars
was the Berlin Congress in 1878, which gave Montenegro and Serbia independence and
territorial expansion, while Austro-Hungary occupied Bosnia and Herzegovina for 30
years, while it still was de jure Ottoman territory. The Austro-Hungarian
occupation and Montenegrin expansion of Old Herzegovina marks the end of the Sanjak
of Herzegovina.