Husayn Pasha became governor in 1644 after succeeding his father 'Arab Hasan Pasha.
19 Facts About Husayn Pasha
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Husayn Pasha served, with a brief interruption by his son Ibrahim in 1660, until his imprisonment in 1662.
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Husayn Pasha served intermittent terms as governor of Nablus and Jerusalem and as amir al-hajj.
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Husayn Pasha maintained friendly relations with the Bedouin tribes of the region, local Christian communities and the French.
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In 1662, Husayn Pasha was imprisoned by the Ottoman imperial authorities and executed in Damascus later that year or in Constantinople in 1663.
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Husayn inherited the governorship of Gaza from his father 'Arab Hasan Pasha following the latter's removal from the post in 1644.
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When pressed to pay in 1659, Husayn Pasha made strenuous efforts to produce the funds and promptly paid back d'Arvieux in a meeting in the town of Ramla.
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Husayn Pasha maintained a positive reputation among the Bedouin tribes who largely dominated the desert areas surrounding Gaza.
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Husayn Pasha was well known throughout Palestine for his many charities and hospitality.
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Husayn Pasha maintained friendly relations with the various Christian communities in Palestine as well as the French missionaries.
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Husayn Pasha appointed his son Ibrahim as governor of Jerusalem and later on handed over to him his post as governor of Gaza, the Ridwan dynasty's stronghold.
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Husayn Pasha retained the office of governor of Nablus and continued to command the annual Hajj pilgrimage from Damascus to Mecca.
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Husayn Pasha restored himself as governor of Gaza in 1661 when Ibrahim was killed in an Ottoman-ordered punitive expedition against Druze rebels in Mount Lebanon.
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Historian Jean-Pierre Filiu asserts that Husayn Pasha was executed in the Damascus citadel in 1662.
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Muhibbi claimed Husayn Pasha was handsome, noble and cultured and "a man of deeds whose reputation preceded him".
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Husayn Pasha was further described as a "resolute leader" in war and politics.
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Husayn Pasha had a number of children, including adopted child relatives.
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Husayn Pasha adopted his late sister's son Farrukh whose deceased father, Ali ibn Muhammad Farrukh, had been a leading amir himself.
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Husayn Pasha had 85 siblings, most notable among them was Husayn's successor, Musa Pasha.