Çerkes Osman Pasha

Çerkes Küçük Osman Pasha
Wali of Sidon
In office
1725–1726
MonarchAhmed III
Preceded byHafiz Ahmad Pasha (Abu Tawq)
Succeeded byKöprülü Abdullah Pasha
In office
1717–1718
Preceded byBashir Pasha al-Matarji
Succeeded byHafiz Ahmad Pasha (Abu Tawq)
Wali of Damascus
In office
1723–1725
MonarchAhmed III
Preceded byAli Pasha Maqtul
Succeeded byIsmail Pasha al-Azm
In office
1719–1721
Preceded byRecep Pasha
Succeeded byAli Pasha Maqtul
Personal details
Died1727
NationalityOttoman
Spouse(s)Fülane Hatun
(m. 1693; died 1720)
RelationsFirst marriage
Hafiz Ahmed Pasha
Second marriage
Mihrişah Hanımsultan
Hatice Hanımsultan
Fatma Hanımsultan

Çerkes Küçük Osman Pasha, also known as Uthman Pasha Abu Tawq (died 1727), was an Ottoman statesman. He served as the wali (governor) of the Sidon and Damascus eyalets (provinces) in the early 18th century.

Biography

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In Damascus, Osman Pasha (known by the Damascenes as "Abu Tawq")[1] served twice in 1719-1721 and 1723-1725,[2] and was known to be a particularly oppressive governor, who, with the use of his paramilitary forces, extorted the inhabitants of the city and its countryside.[3] He served as governor of Sidon in 1717-1718 and 1725-1726 (his son Hafiz Ahmed Pasha was wali of Sidon in 1723-1725).[2][4] Osman Pasha governed both provinces in his last term, but resided in Sidon and entrusted the administration of Damascus with a deputy governor.[5]

Damascene anger towards his heavy-handed rule precipitated a popular revolt led by the Hanafi mufti, Khalil al-Bakri, which ultimately led to Osman Pasha's dismissal from the governorship of Damascus;[3][5] al-Bakri persuaded Sultan Ahmed III that Osman Pasha was unfit to govern the city. Osman Pasha was replaced by Ismail Pasha al-Azm, the first of many al-Azm family members to govern Damascus.[5] Osman Pasha continued to serve in Sidon until he was replaced by Köprülü Abdullah Pasha.[2] Osman Pasha died in 1727.[4] His son Ahmed Pasha later served a second term as governor of Sidon in 1730-1734.[2]

Marriages and issue

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Osman Pasha had two wives:

  • Fülane Hatun. Her name is unknown. She died or was disowned before 1693. By her he had his only son:[2]
    • Hafiz Ahmed Pasha. He was twice governor of Sidon (1723-1725 and 1730-1734)
  • Ümmugülsüm Sultan.[6] Daughter of Sultan Mehmed IV and his Haseki Gülnuş Sultan. They married in 1693 and Ümmügülsüm died in 1720. They had three daughters:[7]
    • Mihrişah Hanımsultan (? - 1701, buried in Yeni Cami)
    • Hatice Hanımsultan (? - 1698, buried in Yeni Cami)
    • Fatma Hanımsultan. Only daughter who survived beyond infancy.

References

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  1. ^ Masters, p. 86.
  2. ^ a b c d e Joudah, pp. 143–144.
  3. ^ a b Philipp 1992, p. 300.
  4. ^ a b Artan, p. 341.
  5. ^ a b c Schilcher, p. 158.
  6. ^ Called also Ümmi Sultan or Gülsüm Sultan
  7. ^ Uluçay, M. Çağatay (1992). Padişahların kadınları ve kızları (3. baskı ed.). Ankara: Türk Tarih Kurumu Basımevi. p. 111. ISBN 975-16-0461-3. OCLC 36028164.

Bibliography

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Political offices
Preceded by
Bashir Pasha al-Matarji
Wali of Sidon
1717–1718
Succeeded by
Ahmad Pasha Abu Tawq
Preceded by Wali of Damascus
1719–1721
Succeeded by
Ali Pasha Maqtul
Preceded by
Ali Pasha Maqtul
Wali of Damascus
1723–1725
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Ahmad Pasha Abu Tawq
Wali of Sidon
1725–1726
Succeeded by