Ahmad Pasha

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Ottoman governor historical figure military commander

Ahmad Pasha, better known as Jezzar Pasha, was an influential Ottoman governor and military commander famed for his brutal rule in Acre and his successful defense against Napoleon’s siege in 1799.

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Label Occurrences
Ahmad Pasha canonical 1
Ahmad Pasha al-Jazzar 1
Al-Jazzar Pasha 1

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Ottoman governor ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
military commander ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Ahmad Pasha NERFINISHED ⓘ
Jezzar Pasha NERFINISHED ⓘ
al-Jazzar Pasha NERFINISHED ⓘ
basedIn Acre NERFINISHED ⓘ
built Al-Jazzar Mosque NERFINISHED ⓘ
fortifications of Acre ⓘ
centuryOfActivity 18th century ⓘ
early 19th century ⓘ
collaboratedWith British Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sidney Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ
commanded Ottoman and local forces in the defense of Acre ⓘ
conflict French campaign in Egypt and Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ
Siege of Acre (1799) NERFINISHED ⓘ
country Ottoman Empire ⓘ
employer Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
ethnicOrigin Bosnian ⓘ
governed Acre NERFINISHED ⓘ
Damascus Eyalet NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sidon Eyalet NERFINISHED ⓘ
knownFor harsh and often brutal methods of rule ⓘ
large-scale building projects in Acre ⓘ
strong local autonomy within the Ottoman Empire ⓘ
legacy credited with halting Napoleon’s advance into the Levant ⓘ
remembered as a powerful and ruthless provincial ruler ⓘ
militaryRank Pasha NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor brutal rule in Acre ⓘ
defense of Acre against Napoleon in 1799 ⓘ
notableWork development of Acre as a regional power center ⓘ
opponent Napoleon Bonaparte NERFINISHED ⓘ
positionHeld Governor of Damascus Eyalet ⓘ
Governor of Sidon Eyalet ⓘ
Ottoman wali of Acre ⓘ
regionOfActivity Levant NERFINISHED ⓘ
Palestine NERFINISHED ⓘ
Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
residence Acre NERFINISHED ⓘ
style authoritarian rule ⓘ
title Pasha ⓘ
victoryIn Siege of Acre (1799) NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Jezzar Pasha → alternativeName → Ahmad Pasha ⓘ
Jezzar Pasha → alternativeName → Ahmad Pasha ⓘ
this entity surface form: Al-Jazzar Pasha
Jezzar Pasha → knownAs → Ahmad Pasha ⓘ
this entity surface form: Jezzar Pasha
Al-Jazzar Mosque → builtBy → Ahmad Pasha ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ahmad Pasha al-Jazzar