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Kaplan Pasha

1700 – 1800

Ottoman statesperson (16..–17..)

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About Kaplan Pasha

Lived 1700 – 1800. Kaplan Pasha was a Turkish statesperson.

Kaplan Mataraci Pasha (transliterated from Arabic as Qublan Pasha ibn al-Mataraji) was the Ottoman governor of Sidon in 1698–1703.

Life Kaplan Pasha was a probable descendant of a janissary based in Latakia, Matarci Ali, who died in 1666 and whose descendants remained in Latakia. When Kaplan's brother, Arslan Pasha, was appointed the governor of Tripoli Eyalet, he appointed Kaplan the governor of the Latakia Sanjak. He is mentioned as the governor of Tripoli in mid-September 1697 in a letter by the Sufi traveler Abd al-Ghani al-Nabulsi. In 1698, Kaplan was appointed by the imperial Ottoman government the governor of Sidon Eyalet, a post he held until 1703.

In 1698 or 1699 Kaplan Pasha was appointed the amir al-hajj (commander of the Hajj pilgrim caravan), replacing the governor of Damascus, Ahmed Pasha Salih Pashazade, who was executed by Sultan Mustafa II.

Kaplan Pasha's son, Mehmed Bey, governed Latakia in the early 18th century. He was accused of a host of injustices, including "oppressing the poor", "confiscating tobacco stores" in a government document, but could not be dislodged from his saray (government house) in the city.

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Important facts

Born
1700
Birth century
Died
1800
Occupation
Nationality
Also known as
Kaplan Mataracı Paşa

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Kaplan Pasha's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Kaplan Pasha?

Ottoman statesperson (16..–17..)

When was Kaplan Pasha born?

Kaplan Pasha was born in 1700.

When did Kaplan Pasha die?

Kaplan Pasha died in 1800.

What was Kaplan Pasha's occupation?

Kaplan Pasha was a statesperson.

What nationality was Kaplan Pasha?

Kaplan Pasha was Turkish.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Kaplan Pasha

· Wikidata: Q114395590

· DBpedia: Kaplan Pasha

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