with water. This plan proceeded successfully, causing the Yemenis over 200 casualties that day, most from thirst. The Yemenis finally capitulated and surrendered, meeting Kasım Bey's requests for them to turn over to him Kör Mahmud and his brother. Kasım Bey allowed the Yemenis to leave the fort; only 300 of the original 1000 remained alive. Returning to Mecca, the four chiefs of the Yemeni troops were put to death. This was followed by seven days of celebration, and when the Ottoman troops returned home to Cairo in August 1632, five more days of celebration occurred. After the war Halil Pasha's rule was reported to be a time of plenty for Egypt, with the price of corn falling 75%. One of Halil Pasha's acts was to put to death a Jew named Yakub, who had allegedly been putting stress on the populace with his usury. When Halil Pasha left office on 1 April 1633, the shops in Cairo were closed for a week in mourning of the end of his term. Later life After Halil Pasha returned to Istanbul, Sultan Murad IV confiscated his fortune and exiled him to Cyprus, but he later changed his mind and allowed him to continue his career as a statesman. See also List of Ottoman governors of Egypt Çandarlı Halil Pasha the Younger Notes Ottoman governors of Egypt 17th-century Ottoman governors of Egypt