Yemişçi Hasan Pasha
Damat Yemişçi Hasan Pasha (Albanian: Jemishxhi; 1535, Rogovë, Kosovo – 18 October 1603, Istanbul, Turkey) was an Ottoman statesman.
Damat Yemişçi Hasan | |
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Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire | |
In office 22 July 1601 – 4 October 1603 | |
Monarch | Mehmed III |
Preceded by | Damat Ibrahim Pasha |
Succeeded by | Yavuz Ali Pasha |
Personal details | |
Born | 1535 Rogovë, Ottoman Empire, now near Gjakivë, District of Gjakovë, Kosovo |
Died | 18 October 1603 (aged 68) Istanbul, Ottoman Empire, now Turkey |
Nationality | Ottoman |
Spouse(s) | Ayşe Sultan (5 April 1602–4 October 1603) |
Ethnicity | Albanian |
Hasan, an Albanian[1][2] who spent his childhood in Rogovo, then went to Prizren, where he finished his primary education. He pursued the remainder of his education at the military academy in Istanbul. After a military career, Hasan became grand vizier of the Ottoman Empire from 1602 to 1603. He was executed by Sultan Mehmed III in 1603.[3]
He married Ayşe Sultan (1570 – 15 May 1605), a daughter of Murad III, on 5 April 1602. She had previously been married to Damat Ibrahim Pasha.
References
- Evgeni Radushev, Svetlana Ivanova, Rumen Kovachev (2003), INVENTORY of Ottoman Turkish Documents about Waqf Preserved in the Oriental Department at the St Cyril and Methodius National Library (PDF), 1 — Register, Sofia, p. 225,
Hasan Paşa (Yemişçi), Albanian, devşirme conscript. During the reign of the sultans Murad III (1574-1595) and Mehmed III (1595-1603) consecutively held the posts of chief cup-bearer, head of the palace guard, yeniçeri ağa, vali of Belgrade and finally managed to become Grand Vezir. Engaged to the daughter of Murad III, Ayşe Sultan, but in 1603 was executed without ever becoming sultan’s son-in-law
CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Danişmend (1971), p. 27. (Turkish)
- Barkey, Karen (1997). Bandits and Bureaucrats: The Ottoman Route to State Centralization. Cornell University Press. pp. 203. ISBN 0-8014-8419-7.
See also
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Preceded by Damat Ibrahim Pasha |
Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire 22 July 1601 – 4 October 1603 |
Succeeded by Yavuz Ali Pasha |
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