Ahmed-Pasha Khimshiashvili

Ahmed-Pasha (Khimshiashvili) (?–1836) was Ottoman pasha of Kars and Akhaltsikhe. Born to a prominent noble family of Georgian Muslims, he was the son of Selim Pasha of Adjara. In 1815, after Selim Pasha’s revolt was suppressed, Ahmed Pasha fled to Guria. He later returned to Adjara and restored his authority in the region. In 1828–1829, he supported the Ottomans in their war against Russia and was appointed pasha of Akhaltsikhe with orders to conquer Samtskhe-Javakheti. He led an expedition into Samtskhe but failed to seize Akhaltsikhe, where a Russian garrison under General V. Bebutov successfully defended itself. After the war, Ahmed became beglarbeg of Kars in 1829 and then ruled Erzerum in 1836. He commanded the troops in the eastern provinces (vilayets) of the Ottoman empire and died fighting the Kurdish insurgents.

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