Kara Ahmed Pasha
| Kara Ahmed Pasha | |
|---|---|
| Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire | |
| In office 6 October 1553 – 29 September 1555 | |
| Monarch | Suleiman I |
| Preceded by | Rüstem Pasha |
| Succeeded by | Rüstem Pasha |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 29 September 1555 Istanbul, Ottoman Empire |
| Nationality | Ottoman |
| Spouse(s) | Fatma Sultan |
| Religion | Islam |
| Ethnicity | Albanian |
Kara Ahmed Pasha (executed 29 September 1555)[1] was an Ottoman statesman of Albanian origin. He was Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire between 1553 and 1555.[2]
He led the Ottoman troops that captured the Hungarian fortress of Temesvár, defended by the troop of István Losonczy, on 26 July 1552.[3]
After Sultan Suleiman executed his eldest son Şehzade Mustafa in October 1553, there appeared some sort of dissatisfaction and unrest among soldiers who blamed Rüstem Pasha for Mustfa's death. Then Suleiman dimissed Rüstem Pasha and appointed Kara Ahmed Pasha as his grand vizier in October 1553. But almost two years later, Kara Ahmed Pasha became the victim of vicious calumnies brought against him by Hürrem Sultan (Roxelana, Suleiman's wife) who wanted her son-in-law, Rüstem Pasha, to become the grand vizier again. Kara Ahmed Pasha was strangled in September 1555, and Rüstem Pasha became the grand vizier once more.
Depictions in literature and popular culture
In the TV series Muhteşem Yüzyıl, Kara Ahmed Pasha is played by Turkish actor Yetkin Dikinciler.
See also
References
- ↑ Gibb, H.A.R. (1954). The Encyclopaedia of Islam (p. 79-80). Brill. p. 67. ISBN 9789004059337. Retrieved 2014-12-26.
- ↑ İsmail Hâmi Danişmend, Osmanlı Devlet Erkânı, Türkiye Yayınevi, İstanbul, 1971 (Turkish)
- ↑ Sadık Müfit Bilge, "Macaristan'da Osmanlı Hakimiyetinin ve İdarî Teşkilatının Kuruluşu ve Gelişmesi", Ankara Üniversitesi Osmanlı Tarihi Araştırma ve Uygulama Merkezi Dergisi (OTAM), Sayı: 11 Sayfa: 033-081, 2000, p. 59. (Turkish)
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Rüstem Pasha |
Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire 6 October 1553 – 29 September 1555 |
Succeeded by Rüstem Pasha |
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