| IBRAHIM PASHA | ||
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| Ibrahim Pasha was born in Kavala, in 1789. His father was Kavalali Mehmed Ali Pasha. When his father had founded a semi-independent management in Egypt, İbrahim was in Istanbul. İbrahim was designated to Egypt financial department. He was sent to Said (upper Egypt) in order to repress the rebellion of Mameluke and Vahhabians. He struggled with Bedouins there. He was given the duty of solving the problem when Vahabi attack began to threaten Syria and Iraq. Hence İbrahim went to Hedjaz in 1816. He stayed in Medina for a time. He collected supporters by showing good behaviours to the public. At this time he was given the title of “Pasha”. He captured important places like El-Reis and El-Şekre. He repressed the rebellion later on. When Mora rebellion appeared İbrahim Pashaha has given the duty of repression by his father Kavalalı Mehmed Ali Pasha. Ottoman Empire had wanted help from Kavalalı Mehmed Ali Pasha for this rebellion. İbrahim Pasha went to Rodos in order to unite Ottoman Navy. He went to Mora then. He entered Modon and surrounded Navarin and forced them surrender. England, France and Russia that came to help Greece, burned Ottoman Navy in Navarin. Greece declared its independence. Kavalalı Mehmed Ali Pasha could not get the governing of Syria and sent İbrahi Pasha to Syria. He captured Jerusalem and Nablus. He tried to provide the silence in captured cities Sur, Sayda, Beyrut, and Trablus. He gave some distinctions to non-Moslems. He won the appreciation of the public and Europeans. He beat all Ottoman forces that attacked his army and came to Adana. He came to Konya in order to meet Mehmed Reşit Pasha who was designated to stop İbrahim Pasha. In the war, İbrahim Pasha beat Ottoman Army and went to far to Kütahya. According to Kütahya Agreement; Syria, Palestine and Adana were left to Egypt. İbrahim Pasha became the General Governor of Syria. The disagreement between Kavalalı Mehmed Ali Pasha and Ottomans ended with leaving Egypt government to Mehmed Ali Pasha family by inheritence (hidivlik). İbrahim Pasha left Syria and began to deal with internal works of Egypt. He took the management of Egypt when his father got older. His governing was approved after his visit to Istanbul. He died in Cairo after turning to Egypt, in 1848. | ||
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