Lala Şahin Paşa | |
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Died | after 1382 |
Buried at | Plovdiv |
Allegiance | Ottoman Empire |
Years of service | ca. 1360-1382 |
Wars, campaigns and battles | Battle of Maritsa (1371) Battle of Bileća (1388) |
Lala Shahin Pasha (Turkish: Lala Şahin Paşa; 1330 - after 1382) was the first Beylerbey of Rumelia. He was the teacher (lala) of Sultan Murad I, and when Murad succeeded the throne, Shahin led the Ottoman campaign of Thrace.[1] In 1360, he took Didymoticho, and in 1362, Adrianople, which afterwards served as the Ottoman seat Edirne.[2] In 1364, he took Boruj and Plovdiv. He was one of commanders in Battle of Maritsa (1371) and the leader of the Battle of Bileća (1388).[3] As of 1382, he ruled in Sofia.