Person

Safar Pasha

d. 1635 · 17th century

Safar Pasha was a member of the Georgian Jaqeli family of Samtskhe who converted to Islam and became the first governor of the Ottoman Childir Eyalet when the principality was made a province in 1628. The governorship, based at Akhaltsikhe, remained largely hereditary in his family.

Mentioned in 2 state histories

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Safar Pasha. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/safar-pasha
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The Epoch Institute. “Safar Pasha.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/safar-pasha.
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