Mahmud II was the Sultan who declared Ali Pasha a traitor and ordered his assassination, on the grounds that he was providing assistance to the Greeks. Mahmud unsuccessfully attempted to suppress the Greek Revolution of 1821.
Tapisserie depicting Ali Pasha and Kyra-Vassiliki, France, 19th c.
Painting of Ali Pasha and Kyra-Vassiliki playing the mandolin, 19th c.
Gold-embroidered pillow case with mosques and minarets, 19th c.
Tapisserie depicting Ali Pasha and Kyra-Vassiliki, France, 19th c.
The famous tsimbouki (<Turkish çubuk = water pipe) of Ali Pasha (length 1.62 m)