▁population ▁had ▁begun ▁sett ling ▁and ▁becoming ▁sed ent ary ▁and ▁the ▁city ▁was ▁a ▁point ▁of ▁termin us ▁for ▁car av ans ▁from ▁the ▁east , ▁with ▁ İ z mir ' s ▁growth ▁still ▁in ▁its ▁early ▁stages . ▁But ▁already ▁during ▁the ▁preceding ▁century , ▁influ ent ▁western ▁mer ch ants ▁such ▁as ▁Or lando , ▁often ▁in ▁p act ▁with ▁local ▁war l ords ▁such ▁as ▁C en net o ğ lu , ▁a ▁brig and ▁( s ometimes ▁c ited ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁in ▁line ▁in ▁western ▁An atol ia ' s ▁long ▁tradition ▁of ▁e f es ▁to ▁come ) ▁who ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 6 2 0 s ▁had ▁assemble d ▁a ▁vast ▁company ▁of ▁dis band ed ▁Ott oman ▁soldiers ▁and ▁ren eg ades ▁and ▁established ▁control ▁over ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁fert ile ▁land ▁around ▁Man isa , ▁had ▁triggered ▁a ▁movement ▁of ▁more ▁commer cially ▁sensitive ▁Greek ▁and ▁Jewish ▁populations ▁towards ▁the ▁port ▁city . ▁ ▁Late - O tt oman ▁Man isa ▁▁ ▁Between ▁ 1 5 9 5 – 1 8 3 6 , ▁the ▁san jak ▁of ▁Sar u han ▁( Man isa ) ▁remained ▁attached ▁to ▁the ▁E y alet ▁of ▁An ad olu , ▁as ▁in ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁crown ▁princes . ▁Between ▁ 1 8 3 6 – 1 8 6 7 ▁the ▁city ▁and ▁its ▁depending ▁region ▁was ▁made ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁short - l ived ▁E y alet ▁of ▁A yd