Muhammad Pasha al-Shalik
Muhammad Pasha al-Shalik | |
|---|---|
| Monarch | Mustafa III (1757-1774) |
| Wali of Damascus | |
| In office 1760–1760 | |
| Preceded by | Çeteci Abdullah Pasha |
| Succeeded by | Uthman Pasha al-Kurji |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Ottoman |
Muhammad Pasha al-Shalik (also known as Ishalyq Mehmed Pasha, surname also spelled Jalik) was the Ottoman governor of Damascus in 1760, but he was replaced later that year by Uthman Pasha al-Kurji.[1] He served a total of nine months as Wali of Damascus. According to historian Ahmad Hasan Joudah, the conditions under which Muhammad Pasha ruled were "unfavorable" and included devastating earthquakes,a six month-long plague that spread across Ottoman Syria from Antioch to Gaza, a massive food shortage due to the loss of much of the harvest during a frost. Unable to alleviate the situation in Damascus, Muhammad Pasha was dismissed.[2]
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[edit]- Joudah, Ahmad Hasan (1986). Revolt in Palestine in the Eighteenth Century: The Era of Shaykh Zahir Al-ʻUmar. Kingston Press. ISBN 9780940670112.