Saïd the Fisherman · Character
Ahmed Pasha
A high-ranking official or military leader in the story.
minor
Also known as Ahmed, Ahmed Basha, The Basha
First appearance: xii
Ahmed Pasha's tie to Saïd the Fisherman is one of the pressures that moves Saïd the Fisherman—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
Mentioned as having been executed, an event that benefited Saïd.
Ahmed Pasha first appears in 0012 xii.
With Saïd the Fisherman (professional): Ahmed Pasha is a powerful official who interacts with Saïd in a patron-client relationship. With Saïd the Fisherman (professional): Ahmed Pasha is a powerful official who interacts with Saïd in a patron-client relationship.
In I: Mentioned as having been executed, an event that benefited Saïd.
Later, in Time Table to Part I: Executed in September 1860 for culpable incompetence during the massacre of Damascus.
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Relationship types
- Professional
- Other
Character groups
- Core household and emotional ties
- Protagonist
- Advisors and household allies
- Authority and foreign presence
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- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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professional · ambivalent
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professional · ambivalent
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See Ahmed Pasha in xiiIn the story
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See Ahmed Pasha in xii