Citadel of Damascus
In line with a pattern by the Sublime Porte to appoint al-Jazzar to Damascus in times of crisis, al-Jazzar was reappointed Wali of Damascus in October 1790, succeeding Ibrahim Deli Pasha. This came following a revolt by imperial Janissaries from the Citadel of Damascus led by Ahmad Agha al-Za'faranji and "aghawat" (local commanders) from the southern quarter of al-Midan against Ibrahim Deli, which the latter was able to suppress. However, unlike his first term, al-Jazzar chose to remain in Acre and appointed one of his close advisers, Muhammad Agha, as "mutasallim" or "qaimaqam" (deputy governor) of Damascus to administer the internal affairs of the province on his behalf. Through Muhammad Agha, al-Jazzar reestablished his monopoly on the grain trade of Damascus and Hauran, re-routing its export through Acre. Al-Jazzar still commanded the hajj caravan however, and officially remained the Wali of Sidon as well. This was in contrast to his first term as Wali of Damascus, where al-Jazzar officially relinquished Sidon Eyalet to his subordinate and subsequently struggled to persuade the Sublime Porte to restore him to the governorship of Sidon after being dismissed as Wali of Damascus in 1786.