Hussain Pasha Kavanoszâde, Belgrade Muhafiz And Mutessarif оf the Smederevo Sanjak (1827–1833)

Abstract

Hussain Pasha Kavanoszâde was the Muhafiz of the Belgrade Fortress and the Mutеssarif of the Smederevo Sanjak1 in the period from 1827 to 1833. The time of his arrival to Belgrade coincides with the time the struggle for autonomy of the new Serbian state entered its final phase. A few months after his departure from Belgrade the issue of the autonomous status of the Serbian state was resolved. This paper will shed light on his role in these key events and his relationship with the representatives of the Serbian authority, especially the Serbian Prince Miloš Obrenović (1815–1839, 1858–1860). The paper will mostly be written based on the unpublished documentation of the Serbian origin.