Ahmed Pasha al-Jazzar (Arabic: أحمد باشا الجزّار, c. 1720–30s – 7 May 1804) was the Acre-based Ottoman governor of Sidon Eyalet from 1776 until his death...
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soldier) by Jazzar Pasha either while the latter was in Egypt or in his first years in Syria in the 1770s. He became a member of Jazzar's inner circle...
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Ottoman Bosnian governor Ahmad Pasha el-Jazzar. The el-Jazzar Mosque was the project of its namesake, Ahmad Pasha el-Jazzar, the Acre-based governor of the...
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his longtime rival, Jazzar Pasha who ruled Damascus from his stronghold in Acre, then capital of Sidon Eyalet. Abdullah Pasha's appointment was well...
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Acre, Israel (section Al-Jazzar Mosque)
south-western corner of the walls. Al-Jazzar Mosque was built in 1781. Jazzar Pasha and his successor, Sulayman Pasha al-Adil, are both buried in a small...
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nine-month interruption in 1822–23. Like his predecessors Jazzar Pasha and Sulayman Pasha, Abdullah Pasha ruled from the port city of Acre. During his reign...
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under the leadership of Nasif Al-Nassar, lead the resistance against Jazzar Pasha’s oppressive rule during his campaign on Jabal Amil. The family contributed...
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loyalist Jazzar Pasha took over Beirut from local Druze sheikhs. The Druze had previously been in conflict with Zahir, but due to Jazzar's offensive...
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Bashir Shihab II (section Conflict with al-Jazzar)
ultimately prevailed when the powerful Ottoman governor of Sidon, Ahmad Pasha al-Jazzar, confirmed his control of the Mount Lebanon tax farms after Yusuf promised...
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and Damascus, Jazzar Pasha, was on his deathbed, the Porte quietly appointed Ibrahim Pasha as his successor in both provinces. Jazzar Pasha died in April–May...
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Haim Farhi (section Adviser to al-Jazzar)
Empire, until his assassination in 1820. Farhi was a chief advisor to Jazzar Pasha, an Ottoman governor based in Acre, whose whims included blinding Farhi...
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Jazzar Pasha was appointed Wali of Sidon by the Sublime Porte for his role in uprooting the Zaydani sheikhdom. Unlike the Galilee-born Zahir, Jazzar was...
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of Iraq Seyyid Emir Ahmed Pasha (died 1753), Ottoman Janissary chief and governor of Sidon and Aleppo Ahmad Pasha al-Jazzar, (died 1804) Ottoman governor...
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governor Jazzar Pasha allowed Uthman to continue as subgovernor of Shefa-Amr in return for a promise of loyalty and advance payment of taxes. Jazzar Pasha ignored...
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officially part of Sidon during Jazzar Pasha's governorship, 1776–1804) Marj Ayyun (appended to Sidon during Jazzar Pasha's governorship) Subdvisions of...
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of Sidon, Jazzar Pasha, moved to oust Zahir's sons from their Galilee strongholds. Ali made a final, unsuccessful stand against Jazzar Pasha from Safed...
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Bey's Mamluk Yusuf Bey al-Jazzar and Jazzar Pasha were known for massacring Bedouins and given the name "butcher" (al-Jazzar) for it.[relevant?] After...
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Zahir's death the Ottomans regained control of the area. In 1799, governor Jazzar Pasha repelled an assault on Acre by Napoleon's troops, prompting the French...
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stint as governor of Tripoli, his dismissal was engineered by Ahmad Pasha al-Jazzar, the Acre-based governor of Sidon. Ibrahim was appointed governor of...
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bombarded Emir Yusuf's camp. Uthman Pasha, seeking to prevent Beirut's fall to Sheikh Zahir, appointed Ahmad Pasha al-Jazzar, who was formerly in Emir Yusuf's...
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and Herzegovina. Safvet-beg Bašagić claims that the Ottoman governor Jazzar Pasha (born as Ahmed Pervan) hails from the Pervan family from Fatnica. Official...
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the Russians a tribute in exchange for their liberation of Beirut from Jazzar Pasha, Shihab's insubordinate vassal whom he had recently appointed as governor...
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troops of the capable Jezzar Pasha, refusing to surrender, withstood the siege for one and a half months. Haim Farhi, al-Jazzar's Jewish adviser and right-hand...
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immigrants from Nazareth who moved to the town to avoid the exactions of Jazzar Pasha, the Ottoman governor of Acre. Muslim–Christian relations were amicable...
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heights under the Sunni (and later Maronite) Shihab dynasty. By 1781, Jazzar Pasha had brought the entirety of Jabal Amel under his suzerainty, effectively...
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However, the Sublime Porte deemed Darwish Pasha to be incompetent and ultimately replaced him with Ahmad Pasha al-Jazzar. Joudah 1987, p. 144. "Syria". The World...
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Christian community did not fare well under Zahir's Ottoman successor, Jazzar Pasha (r. 1776–1804), and friction increased between its Christians and Muslim...
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Bosnia Alija Isaković (1932–1997), writer, publicist and playwright Jazzar Pasha (1720/30s – 1804) converted to Islam and became the Ottoman governor...
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were driven back by Ottoman and British forces under the command of Jezzar Pasha and Sir Sidney Smith. By May, with plague rampant in his army and no sign...
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of Jiddin') in the 1760s, only to be destroyed again around 1775 by Jazzar Pasha. The ruined fortress, known as Khirbat Jiddin, was later inhabited by...
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