Canikli family

Because of atrocities his father committed in Terme and Fatsa, Haci was exiled in Ankara after spending his childhood in the capital Istanbul.

In the same year Süleyman Pasha's son (and Haci Ali's nephew) Mehmed Bey gained the Çorum sanjak.

This, added to the war crimes he committed in Crimea and the ongoing feud with the Çapanoğlu family caused the Sublime Porte to turn its back on him.

[1] When it was given to the scion of the rival family, Tayyar Mahmud Pasha became infuriated, and started recruiting soldiers to go to war against the Çapanoğlu.

He declared that he would abolish the îrâd-ı cedî ("new revenue" coming from previously untaxed subjects, which was supporting the army).

The Capanoğlu then decided to take action, and the Porte declared Tayyar Mahmud Pasha fermanlı ("outlawed").

[3] In February 1781, however, the sultan, who wanted to check the increasing power of the rival family, pardoned the Canikli.

The work criticizes the institutions in Mustafa I's time, and advocates improvement of the land ownership system and military order.