page_title: Farrukh Pasha
section_title: Biography
hierarchical_section_title: Farrukh Pasha / Biography
caption_attribution_description: English: An old merchant`s hotel in Nablus This is a photo of a monument in Palestine identified by the ID Unknown
context_page_description: Farrukh Pasha ibn Abdullah was the Ottoman governor of Nablus and Jerusalem in the early 17th century, and founder of the Farrukh dynasty, which held the governorship of Nablus and other posts for much of the 17th century.
context_section_description: Farrukh Pasha was born in Circassia, where he was either captured or purchased as a slave. He became a mamluk (slave soldier) of Bahram Pasha, a brother of Ridwan Pasha and sanjak-bey (district governor) of Nablus in the late 16th century. Under Bahram's patronage, Farrukh was well-educated and trained for a government career. In 1596, Bahram's influence helped Farrukh gain the appointment of Jerusalem Sanjak's subashi (officer in charge of public order). In 1603, following Bahram's death, Farrukh was appointed sanjak-bey of Jerusalem and later, in 1609, he was appointed sanjak-bey of Nablus. Farrukh established Nablus as the headquarters of his family. Between 1609 and his death in 1620-21, he served as the governor of Jerusalem or Nablus or both. The Damascene historian and Farrukh's contemporary, Muhammad Amin al-Muhibbi, described Farrukh Pasha as a "distinguished hero, of fearless heart" and as courageous and generous.
  He also held the prestigious office of amir al-hajj (commander of the Hajj caravan). He built a large caravanserai called the Wikala al-Farrukhiyya or Khan al-Farrukhiya for the Hajj pilgrims who assembled in Nablus. According to a description of the building by Turkish traveler Evliya Çelebi, Farrukh's caravanserai was "huge" and "similar to a castle and it has 150 rooms". It became one of Nablus's main commercial properties at least until the mid-19th century. Farrukh Pasha died while commanding the Hajj caravan en route to Mecca.
caption: Remains of the Khan al-Farrukhiya, a caravanserai built by Farrukh Pasha
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