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
Religion Islam

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

Regnal titles
Preceded by
Çeteci Abdullah Pasha
Wali of Damascus
1760-1760
Succeeded by
Uthman Pasha al-Kurji
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