Ferah Ali Pasha (; ) was an Ottoman

pasha Pasha, Pacha or Paşa ( ota, پاشا; tr, paşa; sq, Pashë; ar, باشا), in older works sometimes anglicized as bashaw, was a higher rank in the Ottoman Empire, Ottoman political and military system, typically granted to governors, gener ...

sent to

Circassia Circassia (; also known as Cherkessia in some sources; ady, Адыгэ Хэку, Адыгей, lit=, translit=Adıgə Xəku, Adıgey; ; ota, چرکسستان, Çerkezistan; ) was a country and a historical region in the along the northeast ...

in order to maintain diplomatic relations between Circassia and the Ottoman Empire and spread Islam among the remaining Christian and Pagan tribes in Circassia.

Biography

Career

In 1779 he was appointed to the Black Sea Coast of Circassia and built several forts and mosques. He was a devshirme of Georgian origin and was famous as a pious Muslim person. His life can be studied from the notes of Haşim Efendi and the History of Cevdet Pasha. Ferah Ali Pasha, who visited the region after settling in Soğucak, said in the letter he sent to Istanbul: “The people of this region are brave and honest people. If fortifications are made in the region, it will become a country like Crimea, it will put a strong barrier against the enemy."Peker, Hayri. ''18.Yüzyıl sonu Osmanlı-Kafkas ilişkileri ve Ferah Ali Paşa''

Death

Ferah Ali Pasha died in 1785.

References

{{reflist Georgians from the Ottoman Empire 1785 deaths Pashas