Daud Pasha (mamluk)
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Daud Pasha was the last Mamluk ruler
of Iraq
, from 1816 to 1831. Iraq at this period was nominally part of the Ottoman Empire
but in practice largely autonomous. In 1830, the Ottoman Sultan Mahmud II
decreed Daud Pasha's dismissal, which was enforced the following year by an army under Ali Ridha Pasha
, which reimposed direct Ottoman rule on Iraq.
Mamluk rule in Iraq
The Mamluks who ruled Iraq in the 18th century were freed Georgian slaves converted to Islam, trained in a special school, and then assigned to military and administrative duties. They presided, with short intermissions, over more than a century in the history of Ottoman Iraq, from 1704 to 1831...
of Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
, from 1816 to 1831. Iraq at this period was nominally part of the Ottoman Empire
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
but in practice largely autonomous. In 1830, the Ottoman Sultan Mahmud II
Mahmud II
Mahmud II was the 30th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1808 until his death in 1839. He was born in the Topkapi Palace, Istanbul, the son of Sultan Abdulhamid I...
decreed Daud Pasha's dismissal, which was enforced the following year by an army under Ali Ridha Pasha
Ali Ridha Pasha
Ali Ridha Pasha led the Ottoman army in 1831 against the mamluk governor in Baghdad after Da’ud Pasha refused to relinquish his office. Ali Riza Pasha captured the city and mamluk leader Da’ud Pasha ending the mamluk rule in Baghdad...
, which reimposed direct Ottoman rule on Iraq.
See also
- Dynasty of Hasan PashaDynasty of Hasan PashaThe Dynasty of Hasan Pasha was a Georgian Muslim dynasty in Iraq.*Hasan Pasha *Ahmet Pasha *Sulaiman Abu Layla Pasha *Umar Pasha *Büyük Süleyman Pasha *Memlûk Ali Pasha...