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3 unusual facts about Ridwan dynasty


Ridwan

Ridwan dynasty – Dynastic family that governed Gaza and various provinces throughout the Ottoman Empire between the 16th-17th centuries

Ridwan dynasty

The Ridwan dynasty was founded by Kara Shahin Mustafa (later known as "Mustafa Pasha"), a former kapikulu ("slave of the Porte") of Suleiman the Magnificent.

Musa Pasha succeeded his brother as governor of Gaza and central Palestine the same year.



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