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Boşnak Dervish Mehmed Pasha

Boşnak Dervish Mehmed Pasha

Derviş Mehmed Pasha (Turkish: Derviş Mehmed Paşa; c. 1569 – 9 December 1606) was an Ottoman statesman that served as the Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire briefly between 21 June 1606 – 9 December 1606.

Boşnak · Derviş

Mehmed

Pasha
Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire
In office
21 June 1606 – 9 December 1606
MonarchAhmed I
Preceded bySokolluzade Lala Mehmed Pasha
Succeeded byKuyucu Murad Pasha
Personal details
BornSanjak of Bosnia
Died9 December 1606 (Executed)
NationalityOttoman
Alma materEnderun School

Life

Origin

He was from Bosnia[1][2] (see Bosnia Eyalet and Sanjak of Bosnia), and was born Christian, being brought away by the Ottomans as part of the devşirme, becoming a Janissary. He rose in the court ranks and became bostancibasi.[2]

Career

He was the bey of Herzegovina.

He was the Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire briefly between 21 June 1606 – 9 December 1606.[3] A telhis of Derviş Mehmed to the sultan spoke of him changing the Voivode of Moldavia from Constantin Movila to Simion Movila (1606).[4]

He was strangled by Ahmed I's order.[2] He was buried at Üsküdar.[2]

In the 2015 TV series Muhteşem Yüzyıl: Kösem, Boşnak Derviş Mehmed Pasha is portrayed by Turkish actor Mehmet Kurtuluş.

See also

  • List of Ottoman Grand Viziers

References

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Citation Linkbooks.google.comMehmet Raif; Günay Kut; Hatice Aynur (1996). Mirʼât-ı İstanbul. felik Gülersoy Vakfı. p. 231.
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Citation Linkbooks.google.comSafvet-beg Bašagić (1986). Bošnjaci i Hercegovci u islamskoj književnosti: prilog kulturnoj historiji Bosne i Hercegovine. Svjetlost. p. 351.
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Citation Linkbooks.google.comComité international d'études pré-ottomanes et ottomanes. Symposium (1994). CIÉPO: Osmanlı Öncesi ve Osmanlı Araştırmaları Uluslararası Komitesi. Atatürk Kültür Dil ve Tarih Yüksek Kurumu Türk Tarih Kurumu. p. 2.
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Citation Linkbooks.google.comInternational Journal of Turkish Studies. 7. University of Wisconsin. 2001. p. 51.
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Citation Linkbooks.google.comOsmanli tarihine âid belgeler telhîsler (1597-1607). Hazirlayan: Cengiz Orhonlu
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Citation Linkbooks.google.comMirʼât-ı İstanbul
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Citation Linkbooks.google.comBošnjaci i Hercegovci u islamskoj književnosti: prilog kulturnoj historiji Bosne i Hercegovine
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Citation Linkbooks.google.comCIÉPO: Osmanlı Öncesi ve Osmanlı Araştırmaları Uluslararası Komitesi
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Citation Linkbooks.google.comInternational Journal of Turkish Studies
Oct 1, 2019, 3:06 PM
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Citation Linkbooks.google.comOsmanli tarihine âid belgeler telhîsler (1597-1607). Hazirlayan: Cengiz Orhonlu
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Citation Linken.wikipedia.orgThe original version of this page is from Wikipedia, you can edit the page right here on Everipedia.Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.Additional terms may apply.See everipedia.org/everipedia-termsfor further details.Images/media credited individually (click the icon for details).
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