Jafar Pasha was originally an admiral, nicknamed Jafar Pasha Hādim (the Servant), Jafar Pasha Frenk (the European), and Jafar Pasha the Captain of the Seas. He variously held the positions of the Ottoman admiralty and governorship of Libyan Tripoli, Syrian Tripoli, and Cyprus. Nevertheless, the Hasht Behesht Palace was highly influential in the creation of other buildings in Iran, such as the
Hasht Behesht in
Isfahan, and contributed to the "
Hasht Bihisht" model of architecture. Jafar Pasha was also involved in the Ottoman policing of the region. By a
peace treaty signed in
Constantinople on March 21, 1590, the Safavids had recognized all of Georgia as an Ottoman possession.
Simon I of Kartli, however, resumed his struggle against the Ottoman occupants in 1595, and retook Gori after a long-lasting siege in 1599. In response,
sultan Mehmed III sent a large punitive force led by Jafar Pasha in 1599. Simon met it at
Nakhiduri, but he was severely defeated and taken captive while retreating. After Tabriz, Jafar Pasha was promoted to Ottoman admiral for the Mediterranean. Castle of Jafar Pasha (detail), Tabriz (Chardin, 1673).jpg|
Castle of Jafar Pasha (detail), Tabriz (
Jean Chardin, 1673) File:Castle of Jafar Pasha, Tabriz (Chardin, 1673).jpg|Location of the Castle of Jafar Pasha, Tabriz (Chardin, 1673) ==References==