 Although no explanation is provided in the biographies of the Ridwan family , it is evident they chose Gaza as their home and the place for their castle . Ridwan Pasha 's son Ahmad Pasha succeeded him and governed Gaza for thirty years , sometimes incorporating the sanjaks of Nablus and Jerusalem . He became Governor of Damascus Eyalet in 1601 after bribing several viziers and bureaucrats in Istanbul and died in 1607 . Next in line was Hasan Pasha ibn Ahmad who became known ' Arab Hasan ( " Hasan the Bedouin " ) because by then , the Ridwans were identified with the control and knowledge of the Bedouin . He successfully led his pro @-@ Ottoman Bedouin troops against the army of the rebel Fakhr ad @-@ Din in a series of battles . He was later appointed Governor of Tripoli in Lebanon , but he was deposed in 1644 . ' Arab Hasan had many wives and concubines and 85 children . He led the Ridwans successfully militarily , however , he burdened the dynasty with heavy debt . 
