Ferah Ali Pasha Explained

Ferah Ali Pasha
Termend2:1785
Termstart2:1781
Appointer2:Abdul Hamid I
Appointer1:Abdul Hamid I
Office2:Governor of Anapa fortress
Death Date:1785
Death Place:Circassia
Office1:Ottoman ambassador to Circassia
Native Name:Ferah Ali Paşa
Termstart1:1779
Termend1:1785
Honorific Prefix:Pasha
Successor1:Sefer Bey Zanuqo

Ferah Ali Pasha (;) was an Ottoman pasha sent to Circassia in order to maintain diplomatic relations between Circassia and the Ottoman Empire and spread Islam among the remaining Christian and Pagan tribes in Circassia.

Biography

In 1779 he was appointed to the Black Sea Coast of Circassia and built several forts and mosques. He was a devshirme of Georgian origin[1] and was famous as a pious Muslim person. His life can be studied from the notes of Haşim Efendi and the History of Cevdet Pasha.[2] Ferah Ali Pasha, who visited the region after settling in Soğucak, said in the letter he sent to Istanbul: "The people of this region are brave and honest people. If fortifications are made in the region, it will become a country like Crimea, it will put a strong barrier against the enemy."[3] [4]

Ferah Ali Pasha died in 1785.

Notes and References

  1. General İsmail Berkok, Tarihte Kafkasya, Istanbul, 1958, p. 372
  2. [Evliya Çelebi]
  3. Fedakar: 49, 2014
  4. Peker, Hayri. 18.Yüzyıl sonu Osmanlı-Kafkas ilişkileri ve Ferah Ali Paşa