Hersekoğlu Ahmed Pasha
Hersekoğlu Ahmed Pascha ( Bosnian / Croatian / Serbian Ahmed-paša Hercegović ; * around 1456 in Herceg Novi ; † July 1517 near Haleb , Syria ) was an Ottoman grand vizier , statesman and general.
Life
Ahmed Pasha, whose real Christian name was Stjepan, was the youngest son of Stjepan Vukčić Kosača . When Bosnia came under Ottoman rule, he was sent hostage to the court of Sultan Mehmed II , where he arrived between November 1473 and the summer of 1474. There he received training at the Enderun and converted to Islam. In 1481 Hersekoğlu became Beylerbey of Anatolia . From 1487 to 1488 he held the office of Kapudan Pasha in the Ottoman Navy . In 1488 he was captured by Mamluk , from which he returned unharmed. Ahmed Pasha held the office of Grand Vizier five times between 1497 and 1516. He was also from 1509 to 1510 Sandžak-beg of Gallipoli . Ahmed Pasha took part in the Ottomans' campaigns to Persia (1514) and Egypt . He left foundations in Constantinople .
Ahmed Pasha died of natural causes on his way back from Egypt to Anatolia. His grave is in a Türbe near the village of Hersek in Altınova , where he had previously donated a mosque. He was married to the daughter of Bayezid II .
literature
- Hans-Joachim Kißling: Ahmed Pascha, Hersekoğlu . In: Mathias Bernath, Felix von Schroeder (Ed.), Gerda Bartl (Red.): Biographical Lexicon for the History of Southeast Europe . Volume 1. Oldenbourg, Munich 1974, ISBN 3-486-47871-0 , p. 21 f.
Web links
- Ahmed-paša Hercegović (Hrvatska enciklopedija)
- https://web.archive.org/web/20170903101041/http://www.enciklopedija.hr/natuknica.aspx?ID=959
- https://web.archive.org/web/20170903104436/http://proleksis.lzmk.hr/26100/
- Hersekzade Ahmed Paşa in Türkiye Diyanet Vakfı İslâm Ansiklopedisi (Turkish)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e Hercegović, Ahmed-paša | Proleksis enciklopedija. Retrieved September 3, 2017 (Croatian).
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Davud Pasha |
Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire 1497–1498 |
Çandarlı II. İbrahim Pasha |
| Hadim Ali Pasha | Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire 1503–1506 |
Hadim Ali Pasha |
| Hadim Ali Pasha | Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire 1511–1511 |
Koca Mustafa Pasha |
| Koca Mustafa Pasha | Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire 1512 - November 28, 1514 |
Dukakinoğlu Ahmed Pasha |
| Dukakinoğlu Ahmed Pasha | Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire September 8, 1515 - April 26, 1516 |
Hadım Sinan Pasha |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hersekoğlu Ahmed Pasha |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hercegović, Ahmed-paša; Ahmet Paşa Hersekzade |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Ottoman grand vizier, statesman and general |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1456 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Herceg Novi |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1517 |
| Place of death | near Haleb , Syria |