Muhammad Pasha al-Shalik

Muhammad Pasha al-Shalik
MonarchMustafa III (1757-1774)
Wali of Damascus
In office
1760–1760
Preceded byÇeteci Abdullah Pasha
Succeeded byUthman Pasha al-Kurji
Personal details
NationalityOttoman

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]

References

  1. ^ Joudah, 1987, p. 143.
  2. ^ Joudah, 1987, pp. 46-47.

Bibliography

  • Joudah, Ahmad Hasan (1986). Revolt in Palestine in the Eighteenth Century: The Era of Shaykh Zahir Al-ʻUmar. Kingston Press. ISBN 9780940670112.
Regnal titles
Preceded by Wali of Damascus
1760-1760 		Succeeded by