Ferah Ali Pasha (; ) was an Ottoman pasha sent to Circassia 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 In 1779 he was appointed to the Black Sea coast of Circassia and built several forts and mosques. He was a devshirme of Georgian originGeneral İsmail Berkok, Tarihte Kafkasya, Istanbul, 1958, p. 372 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.Evliya Çelebi ve Haşim Efendi'nin "Çerkezistan Notları", Istanbul, 1969, 2.Kısım, pp. 99–184 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."Fedakar: 49, 2014Peker, Hayri. 18.Yüzyıl sonu Osmanlı-Kafkas ilişkileri ve Ferah Ali Paşa
Ferah Ali Pasha died in 1785.
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