The Sanjak of Novi Pazar was reorganized two or more times.
 In 1609, Ayn Ali noted that Rumelia Eyalet had 24 sanjaks, but that six of these in the Peloponnesos had been detached to form the separate Morea Eyalet
 Sanjaks were also called by the Arabic word for banner or flag:  liwa (Liw or Liw)

