Tuzcuoğlu Rebellions

Tuzcuoğlu Rebellions
	Part of Rebellions in the Ottoman Empire
	; Trabzon province in the 1830s
Date	1814–1834
Location	Trabzon Eyalet, Lazistan Sanjak
Result	Ottoman victory; Rebellions were suppressed;
Belligerents
Ottoman Empire Trabzon Eyalet; ;	Laz Derebeys Tuzcuoğlu Faction Hacısalihoğlu family; Kalcıoğlu family; Dedezade family; Büberoğlu family; Gümrükçüoğlu family; ; ;
Commanders and leaders
(1814–17); Hazînedarzâde Süleyman Pasha; Governor of Kastamonu Ali Pasha; (1818–21); Hüsrev Mehmed Pasha; Salih Pasha; Kapucubaşı Mehmed Agha; Çeçenzade Hasan Pasha; (1832–34); Osman Pasha; Aslan Ali Bey; Şatırzade Osman Bey; Kaymakam Ahmed Pasha	(1814–17); Tuzcuoğlu Memiş Agha ; (1818–21); Kalcıoğlu Osman Bey ; Hacısalihoğlu Ali ; Deli Ahmet Agha (POW); Dedezade Süleyman Bey (POW); Gümrükçüoğlu ; Ahmet Agha (Son of Memiş Agha) ; (1832–34); Tuzcuoğlu Tahir ; Abdülkadir Agha ; Abdülaziz
Strength
(1814–17); 30,000; (1818–21); Unknown; (1832–34); 8,000 + 6,000 troops (approx.)	(1814–17); local forces gathered from Rize, Hopa, Of, Sürmene, Tonya, Tirebolu, and Giresun; (1818–21); Unknown; (1832–34); Several thousand, including 750 under Tahir Agha and 10,000 under Abdülkadir Agha (approx.)
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Unknown

The Tuzcuoğlu Rebellions were a series of uprisings in the early 19th century led by the Tuzcuoğlu family in response to the Ottoman government's attempts to curb the power of local ayans in the Black Sea region. Reacting to the central authority's tax, land, and administrative policies that diminished their regional influence, the Tuzcuoğulları launched several revolts, further fueled by rivalry and pressure from the Hazinedaroğlu family.