It was the headquarters of Essad Pasha, defender of Janina in the last war, and division commander in this sector of the front.

These vilayets are Scutari and Janina on the Adriatic; Kossovo and Monastir, adjoining them on the east; next Saloniki, embracing the centre of the area; and finally Adrianople, extending from the Mesta River to the Black Sea.