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Hasan Rıza Pasha
Hasan Rıza Pasha (1871 – 30 January 1913) was a general in the Ottoman Army. Life The son of the distinguished Ottoman statesman Mehmed Namık Pasha, who was the Governor of Baghdad where Hasan Riza was born. He was of Turkish origin, as Mehmed Namık's grandfather migrated from Konya to Constantinople. He entered the Ottoman Military Academy in 1892 and graduated on March 13, 1895. He continued his studies in Germany (1899–1900). After serving in Iraq (1901–-1911) he was promoted to the rank of ''General'' and assigned as wali of Shkodër. He was the main commander during the Siege of Shkodër and became the symbol of resistance against the Serbian and Montenegrin invasion. He did his utmost to defend the town and its fortress that were under siege by Montenegrin and Serbian forces for seven months, stating ''"Shkodra is our fate or our grave, but not our shame"''. However, in the midst of the siege, Hasan Riza Pasha was assassinated by agents of Essad Pasha. Edith ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hasan Rıza
Hasan Rıza (1858, Istanbul – 16 March 1913, Edirne)Süheyl Ünver: ''Şehit Ressam Hasan Rıza ve Resimleri'', Trakya Üniversitesi Yayınları, Online @ Eğitim Bilişim Ağı was a military painter from the Ottoman Empire. He was killed during the Balkan Wars, and is considered to be a "Şehit" (martyr). Biography His father was Miralay (Colonel) Şakir Bey. He began painting at an early age, and studied at the Kuleli Military High School. In 1876, as did many of his classmates, he volunteered to serve in the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878), Russo-Turkish War, and was wounded in the forehead. While recuperating, he noticed a newspaper story about an Italian painter who was working the front lines as a war artist. He applied to be the painter's bodyguard, and the request was granted. When he showed him some of his work, a friendship developed. After the war, he entered the Turkish Military Academy, but switched to the Turkish Naval Academy, Naval Academy in 1881. While t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
