Musa Pasha ibn Hasan ibn Ahmad ibn Ridwan ibn Mustafa () was the Governor of

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and

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during the period of Ottoman rule in

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in the second half of the 17th century. His reign extended from 1663, when he succeeded his deposed and executed brother

Husayn Pasha Ḥusayn Pasha ibn Ḥasan ibn Aḥmad ibn Riḍwān ibn Muṣṭafā ibn ʿAbd al-Muʿīn Pasha () (died 1662 or 1663) was the Ottoman governor of Gaza Sanjak, a district which extended from Jaffa and Ramla in the north to Bayt Jibrin in the sout ...

, until the late 1670s.Ze'evi, p.58. Musa's son Ahmad Pasha succeeded his father, and was the last Ridwan governor of Gaza, serving until 1690.Filiu, 2014, p
28
/ref> Although he was noted to be amiable by disposition, he established a strict regime that was much less tolerant to Gaza's Jewish and Christian communities, which had prospered under Husayn Pasha's rule. The French consul of Jerusalem at the time, Chevalier d'Arvieux believed this policy was put in place because of Musa's fears of being portrayed as pro-Christian or pro-French; his brother Husayn Pasha headed a very tolerant and successful administration and was believed to have been deposed, imprisoned and executed by the Ottoman authorities for that reason.Meyer, p.98. Historian Dror Ze'evi described Musa as a "weak and unimpressive governor." After the deaths of his niece Shaqra Khatun and her husband Assaf Pasha, custody of their children Muhammad Bey, Ali Bey and Mahmanud Khanim was transferred to Musa who was put in charge of their inheritance. In 1663 Musa commissioned a restoration of the

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and had his name inscribed on the mantle of its ''

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''. Gaza still remained relatively prosperous under Musa's rule which was largely credited to the policies his predecessor Husayn Pasha put into place. The city continued to serve as the virtual capital of Palestine. However, not long after Musa's reign, Gaza's economy and political status began to decline and by the 19th century, it was no more than a small town.Ze'evi, p.41.

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* * {{refend 17th-century people from the Ottoman Empire Date of birth unknown Date of death unknown

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Ottoman governors of Gaza Pashas People from Gaza City

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