Iskender Pasha (governor of Egypt)
This article is about the Ottoman governor of Egypt. For other Ottoman governors, see Iskender Pasha.
Iskender Pasha (d. 1571)[1][2] was an Ottoman statesman. He was the governor of Egypt for the Ottoman Empire from 1556 to 1559. During his term as governor (beylerbey), he had many works of architecture built in Cairo, especially between Bab Zuweila and Bab al-Khalq.[2] However, the area was mostly renovated in the 19th century during modernization attempts.[2]
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References
- ↑ de Groot, Alexander H.; Winkelhane, Gerd; Schwarz, Klaus (1989). "Der osmanische Statthalter Iskender Pascha (gest. 1571) und seine Stiftungen in Agypten und am Bosporus". Die Welt des Islams 29 (1/4): 215. doi:10.2307/1571021. ISSN 0043-2539.
- 1 2 3 André Raymond (2000). Cairo. Harvard University Press. p. 235. ISBN 978-0-674-00316-3.
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|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Dukakinzade Mehmed Pasha |
Ottoman Governor of Egypt 1556–1559 |
Succeeded by Sofu Hadım Ali Pasha |
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