wˌɛn ðɪ ˈɑːɾəmən tˈɜːks kˈeɪm, ðɪ ˈɛɹiə wʌz plˈeɪst ˌʌndɚ ðɪ ɐdmˈɪnɪstɹˌeɪɾɪv jˈuːnɪt kˈɔːld ðə zˈiːvˈoːɹnɪk sˈændʒæk, wˌɪtʃ wʌz kɹiːˈeɪɾᵻd bᵻtwˌiːn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti ˈeɪt ænd wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi θɹˈiː.
When the Ottoman Turks came, the area was placed under the administrative unit called the Zvornik Sandžak, which was created between 1478 and 1483.