In the Name of the Sultan

Haci Mustafa Pasha of Belgrade and Ottoman Provincial Rule in the Late 18th Century

Bibliographic Data

ID8970526
AuthorsRobert W Zens (corresponding author)
Year2012
Volume44
Issue1
Pages129-146
Publication date2012-01-27
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal Middle East Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0020-7438 • E-ISSN: 1471-6380
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0020743811001280
OpenAlexW2131382775
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited11

This article examines the administration of Hacı Mustafa Pasha, the military governor of Belgrade from 1793 to 1801. His appointment to this strategically located post was at odds with the contemporary trend in Ottoman provincial politics. Unlike most high-ranking provincial officials at this time, especially in the Balkans, Mustafa Pasha was not among the wealthy and militarily powerful ayan (local notables) but rather a career bureaucrat. His tumultuous and ultimately tragic administration reveals that his appointment was part of the attempt by Sultan Selim III (r. 1789–1807) to recentralize provincial governance. This study also provides a sociopolitical portrait of Belgrade and the surrounding region during the 18th century, as well as a brief look at the dangerous alliance of ayan and the janissaries

Administration (probate law · Alliance · Ancient history · Archaeology · Governor · Ottoman empire · Pasha · Political science · Politics · Balkan and Eastern European Studies · Engineering · History · Law

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