pasha

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Born in Cairo, the pasha was a renowned art collector and gambler who came from a Turkish-Albanian family from what is now northern Greece.

From The Guardian • Sep. 25, 2018

The United States paid when its navy could not resist, but the pasha of Tripoli declared war when Jefferson stopped payment in 1801.

From Textbooks • Jan. 18, 2018

But in Istanbul, this writer’s only thoughts are where to experience a traditional Turkish bath house and whether to buy those pasha pants.

From Washington Times • Jun. 24, 2016

Or maybe he just wants to lie down and luxuriate on a rug, a furry pasha surveying his realm.

From Washington Post • Jan. 4, 2015

“The pasha gave him his weight in gold,” my father would say, “and once again in jewels. And your great-great-great-grandfather returned home. He bought all the land around Ardestan.”

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri