Musa Pasha's term as the
governor of Egypt was described as brutal and terror-inducing by multiple sources. On the first day of holding
divan (government), he had a man's head struck off and his property confiscated, following this with the crucifixion of the son of a local
sharif chief. During his governorship, Musa Pasha took on projects and plans to reform the salary system to his benefit and find methods to claim wealthy locals' inheritances.
Murder of Kitas Bey In March 1631,
sultan Murad IV ordered Musa Pasha to send him troops for the expedition against
Persia.
Aftermath After the
sanjak-beys led by Kasım Bey held a funeral for Kitas Bey, they declared to the entire Egypt garrison that whoever would be present at Musa Pasha's
Eid feast that day would be punished by death. Musa Pasha answered that he had done nothing outside the orders of the sultan but neither could he consent to any of the troops' demands.
Removal from office Eventually, the troops came to a consensus and chose to elect an acting governor, the elderly finance minister Hasan Bey. Musa Pasha immediately wrote to sultan
Murad IV to inform him of the effective coup, and the troops did the same, choosing to send a petition of their grievances and justifications for their actions; the soldiers wrote in
Turkish while the ulemas sent an
Arabic version. Hasan Bey and the emirs demanded a large sum of money from Musa Pasha as restitution for the money he owed to the treasury, to pay for which he sold much of his animals and belongings. The sultan replied by agreeing with the troops' decision, sending
Halil Pasha to take Musa Pasha's place as governor. On September 13, 1631, Halil Pasha's advisor arrived, while Hasan Bey continued to serve as acting governor until October, when Halil Pasha finally arrived. ==Death==