2 2 %) ▁Muslim s ▁and ▁ 1 3 1 8 5 0 6 ▁( 5 7 , 7 8 %) ▁non - Mus lim s ▁in ▁the ▁Dan ube ▁Province ▁ex cluding ▁N ı ş ▁san jak . ▁T ogether ▁with ▁the ▁san jak ▁of ▁N ish ▁the ▁population ▁consisted ▁of ▁ 1 0 5 5 6 5 0 ▁( 4 0 , 6 8 %) ▁Muslim s ▁and ▁ 1 5 3 9 2 7 8 ▁( 5 9 , 3 2 %) ▁non - Mus lim s ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 4 . ▁Muslim s ▁were ▁the ▁majority ▁in ▁the ▁san j aks ▁of ▁Rus ç uk , ▁V arna ▁and ▁Tul ça , ▁while ▁the ▁non - Mus lim s ▁were ▁in ▁majority ▁in ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁san j aks . ▁ ▁Male ▁Population ▁of ▁the ▁Dan ube ▁Vil ay et ▁( ex cluding ▁Ni ş ▁san jak ) ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 5 ▁according ▁to ▁T ah rir - i ▁C ed id ▁( the ▁Dan ube ▁Vil ay et ▁printing ▁press ): ▁ ▁Male ▁Population ▁of ▁the ▁Dan ube ▁Vil ay et ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 6 ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁officer ▁Stanis las ▁Saint ▁Cla ir : ▁ ▁Total ▁population ▁of ▁the ▁Dan ube ▁Vil ay et ▁( including ▁Ni ş ▁and ▁Sof ia ▁san j aks ) ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 8 7 6 ▁edition ▁of ▁Encyc lo pa edia ▁Britannica : ▁ ▁Total ▁Population ▁of ▁the ▁Dan ube