Tahir Pasha (Egypt)

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In this Ottoman Turkish style name, the given name is Tahir, the title is Pasha, and there is no family name.

Tahir Pasha Pojani or Tahir Pasha born in

Janissary soldier within a month of acting as governor when he was unable to pay the troops their outstanding pay.[1]

Albanian commander

Ottoman Albanian troops were sent by the Ottoman sultan in 1801 to fight against the French invasion of Ottoman Egypt under Napoleon, which had occurred in 1798. Tahir Pasha was the commander of the Albanian troops sent by the Ottoman sultan in 1801 to fight against the French.

Although successful in ousting the French with significant help from the British, the Albanian troops, led by the other Albanian commander, his maternal Uncle Muhammad Ali, chose to remain in Egypt and gain influence for themselves.

Cairo seized

In accordance with the

Mamelukes. In their attempts to return to power, the Mamelukes took Minia and interrupted communication between Upper and Lower Egypt
.

About six weeks later, the legitimate

defterdar (finance minister), who appealed in vain to Hüsrev Pasha to satisfy their claims. Instead, the Pasha commenced an artillery bombardment from batteries located in and near his palace on the insurgent soldiers who had taken the house of the defterdar, located in the Ezbekia. The citizens of Cairo
, accustomed to such occurrences, immediately closed their shops and armed themselves. The tumult in the city continued all day, and the next morning a body of troops sent out by Hüsrev Pasha failed to quell it.

Tahir Pasha then repaired to the

citadel, gaining admittance through an embrasure, and from there began a counter bombardment of the pasha's forces over the roofs of the intervening houses. Soon thereafter, Tahir descended with his guns to the Ezbekia and then laid close siege to the governor's palace. The following day, Koca Hüsrev Mehmed Pasha fled with his women, servants, and regular troops to Damietta
along the Nile.

Acting Ottoman Governor of Egypt

After Koca Hüsrev Mehmed Pasha fled, Tahir assumed the government. The local judges confirmed him as kaymakam (acting governor) on 6 May 1803,[2][a] largely because his Albanian troops were very loyal to him.[5]

On May 19 there was a disturbance that resulted in the arrest beheading of

Napoléon Bonaparte occupied Egypt. After the French left, the rulers of Egypt assumed the responsibility to protect Master Gergis El-Gohary, Master Wasef, and Master Malati. Malati was beheaded at Bab Zoweila in Cairo and subsequently canonized by the Coptic Orthodox Church.[6]

Manipulated by his maternal Uncle

Janissary chiefs confronted him for their jamakiya pay that he was unable to pay. The two drew their swords and rushed at Tahir, and one beheaded him.[8]

A prolonged battled then ensued between the Albanians and other Ottoman troops, creating a chasm between the two leading forces. For a time, Mameluks oscillated between the two factions and also considered regaining power on their own behalf. His maternal Uncle Muhammad Ali, one of the regimental commanders, became the leader of the Albanians. Realizing he had a weaker position than the other Ottomans, Ali entered into an alliance with the Mameluke leaders Ibrahim Bey and Osman Bey al-Bardisi.[1]

The two men that killed Tahir Pasha were sentenced to death.[1]

Funerary complex

In 1819 a funerary complex with a domed mausoleum was established in Cairo of 15th century Mamluk style architecture that was dedicated to Tahir and other family members. It is described in Islamic Art in the 19th Century as the first initiative of Mamluk revival in the 19th century.[9]

Notes

  1. ^ Abd Al-Rahmann Al-Jabarti's History of Egypt states "The qadi produced a sable fur with which he invested Tahir Pasha as qa'im maqam, until such time as the governorship fell to him, or another governor should arrive."[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Egypt: 3. History § British, Turks and Mamelukes". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 9 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 107.
  2. ^ a b c 'Abd al-Rahman Jabarti; Thomas Philipp; Moshe Perlmann (1994). Abd Al-Rahmann Al-Jabarti's History of Egypt. Vol. 3. Franz Steiner Verlag Stuttgart. p. 372.
  3. ^
    ISBN 978-0-521-20701-0
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  4. ^ Halil Inalcık. Translated by H.A.R. Gibb (1979). "Tahir Pasha". The Encyclopaedia of Islam (New Edition). Vol. V, Fascicules 79-80. Leiden: E.J. Brill. p. 35. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
  5. ISBN 978-0-275-98601-8
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  6. ^ "Commemorations for Bashons 12: 5. The Commemoration of the Martyrdom of Master (Moallem) Malati". Coptic Orthodox Church. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  7. ISBN 978-1-4602-4899-7
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  8. ^ 'Abd al-Rahman Jabarti; Thomas Philipp; Moshe Perlmann (1994). Abd Al-Rahmann Al-Jabarti's History of Egypt. Vol. 3. Franz Steiner Verlag Stuttgart. pp. 376–377.
  9. ISBN 90-04-14442-0
    .
Political offices
Preceded by Ottoman Governor of Egypt
6 May 1803-ca. 29 May 1803 		Succeeded by
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