Alemdar Mustafa Pasha
Alemdar Mustafa Pascha , also known as Mustafa Bayraktar ("standard bearer") (* 1755 in Hotin , † November 14, 1808 in Istanbul ) was a Turkish grand vizier .
The son of poor parents entered the army, worked his way up through luck and bravery, fought against Russia as Pasha von Rustschuk in 1806 , became Wali (governor) of Eyâlet Silistria from 1806–1807 , then looked for Sultan Selim III, who had been deposed by the Janissaries . To be put back on the throne, marched with his army to Constantinople in 1808 . But when Sultan Mustafa IV , who wanted to force Alemdar Mustafa Pascha to abdicate, had Selim murdered, Alemdar Mustafa Pascha arrested the Sultan and proclaimed his brother Mahmut II as Sultan on July 28, 1808 . Alemdar Mustafa Pascha became his Grand Vizier, now tried to carry out the reforms of Selim and to completely destroy the insubordinate Janissaries , but found death by suffocation during a revolt of the mob, the ulema and Janissaries on November 14, 1808 in his palace , which was set on fire by the mob.
literature
- Buğra Atsız: Mustafa Pascha, Bayrakdar , in: Biographical Lexicon on the History of Southeast Europe . Vol. 3. Munich 1979, p. 273 f.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Çelebi Mustafa Pasha |
Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire July 29, 1808–15. November 1808 |
Çavuşbaş Memiş Pasha |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Alemdar Mustafa Pasha |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Mustafa Pasha Bayraktar; Mustafa Pasha Bayrakdar |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Turkish Grand Vizier |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1755 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hotin |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 14, 1808 |
| Place of death | Istanbul |