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Kapıcıbaşı
The Ottoman title of ''kapıcıbaşı'' designated the chief of the palace gatekeepers, or "chief warder". In the early phase of Ottoman statehood there was one single title-holder. It multiplied over time and there were in the 18th century some 150 simultaneous title-holders. The holder supervised the palace gatekeepers (''kapıcılar''), was in charge of guarding the gates, transmitted messages and orders, and executed Imperial Council orders. Notable people * Fatsali Ahmed Aga Canikli * Abdulfettah Capanoglu *Kara Musa Pasha * Suleyman Bey Capanoglu *Çoban Mustafa Pasha * Battal Huseyin Bey Canikli *Koca Mustafa Pasha *Kurd Mehmed Pasha *Izzet Ahmed Pasha * Mustafa Capanoglu *Topal Osman Pasha *Piali Pasha *Keki Abdi Pasha Keki Abdi Pasha (sometimes spelled 'Abidi; died April 1789, Aleppo) was an Ottoman statesman. He served as the governor of the Sanjak of İçel (1779–80, 1781–82), Adana Eyalet (1780–81), Diyarbekir Eyalet (1782–84, 1785, 1786), Aleppo ... Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ottoman Titles
This is a list of titles and appellations used in the Ottoman Empire. In place of surnames, Muslims in the Empire carried titles such as "Sultan", "Pasha", "Hoca", "Bey", "Mrs.#Non-English equivalents, Hanım", "Efendi", etc. These titles either defined their formal profession (such as Pasha, Hoca, etc.) or their informal status within the society (such as Bey, Hanım, Efendi, etc.). Later, family surnames were made mandatory in Turkey by the 1934 Surname Law. Usage by Ottoman royalty The sovereigns' main titles were Sultan, Padishah (Emperor) and Khan (title), Khan; which were of Arabic language, Arabic, Persian language, Persian and Turkish/Mongolian origin, respectively. His full style was the result of a long historical accumulation of titles expressing the empire's rights and claims as successor to the various states it annexed or subdued. Beside these imperial titles, Caesar (title), Caesar of Rome was among the important titles claimed by Sultan Mehmed II after the conquest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piali Pasha
Piali Pasha, ( tr, Piyale Paşa; hu, Piali pasa) (c. 1515–1578) was an Ottoman Grand Admiral (Kapudan Pasha) between 1553 and 1567, and a Vizier (minister) after 1568. He is also known as Piale Pasha in English. Early life His exact place of birth is unknown, though he was probably born in Hungary. He was of Hungarian or Croatian origin. It is said that Piali was the son of a shoemaker from Tolna, a Hungarian shoemaker according to Hidden, who speaks of the son of a "Hungarian shoemaker" as early as 1912, or of a Croatian according to a 2007 entry in the TDV Islam Encyclopedia. He would become a soldier and be captured by the Ottomans in the Hungarian battlefields (in the 1526 Battle of Mohács). [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canikli Family
The Canikli family or Canikli dynasty was a prominent Ottoman family. The family had a notable feud with the Çapanoğlu, with whom they clashed for supremacy in Anatolia. The family was founded in Istanbul by Canikli Haci Ali Pasha, born in c. 1720. Haci was the son of Fatsalı Ahmed Ağa, a ''kapıcıbaşı''. Because of atrocities his father committed in Terme and Fatsa, Haci was exiled in Ankara after spending his childhood in the capital Istanbul. He fought in the suppression of the uprising in Georgia in 1762, conquering some castles in the conflict. He thus gained the approval of the Sublime Porte. He was then involved in a dispute with his brother, Süleyman Pasha. Haci then participated in the Russo-Turkish War (1768–1774). He fought the bandits in Amasya and Samsun, clearing those lands of them. He dealt with his opponents, defeated them, and gained the Amasya sanjak. Indeed, in the 1770s the family gained control of Amasya and Sivas. His eldest son, Battal Hüseyin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Çapanoğlu Dynasty
The Çapanoğlu dynasty, also ''Cebbarzâdeler'', ''Çaparzâdeler'' and ''Çaparoğulları'', is Turkish people, Turkish dynasty that originates in the 17th-century Ottoman Empire and was once one of the most prominent Ottoman families. They became one of the most powerful dynasties in the empire in the 18th century. The family was founded by the Turkoman (ethnonym), Turkoman Ömer Ağa, who had a son, Ahmed Ağa, credited as the founder of Yozgat, who rose to prominence in the region of Ankara Eyalet, Bozok. In the time of Süleyman Bey Capanoğlu, Süleyman Bey, Capanoğlu Ahmed Pasha's son, the family thrived in Bozok, and expanded to Ankara, Aleppo, Çankırı, Çorum, Amasya, Şarkikarahisar, Sivas, Kayseri, Kırşehir, Nevşehir, Konya Ereğli, Niğde, Tarsus, Mersin, Tarsus, Adana, Rakka, and Gaziantep. Çapanoğlu Ahmed Ağa built a mosque in Saray village in 1749, and ''madrasah'' in Yozgat in 1753. His son Hacı Mustafa Bey built the baroque and domed Çapanoğlu Mosque. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kara Musa Pasha
Kara Musa Pasha ("Musa Pasha the Courageous" in Turkish; died 1649)Süreyya, Bey Mehmet, Nuri Akbayar, and Seyit Ali. Kahraman. Sicill-i Osmanî. Beşiktaş, İstanbul: Kültür Bakanlığı Ile Türkiye Ekonomik Ve Toplumsal Tarih Vakfı'nın Ortak Yayınıdır, 1890. Print. was an Ottoman soldier and statesman of Bosnian origin who was named grand vizier by Sultan Ibrahim I 16 September 1647 after Nevesinli Salih Pasha's execution, holding the office for only five days until 21 September. He also held the office of Kapudan Pasha (''Grand Admiral of the Ottoman Navy'') in 1647. He was trained in Enderûn.Uluçam, Müjdat, "Musa Paşa (Kara)" (1999) ''Yaşamları ve Yapıtlarıyla Osmanlılar Ansiklopedisi'', C.2 s.261, İstanbul:Yapı Kredi Kültür Yayıncılık A.Ş. ISBN 975-08-0071-01 His first meeting with sultan Murad IV was in 1630. Later on in his life, he became a member of Sublime Porte/Divan (the Ottoman government council) and was selected three times to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Süleyman Bey Capanoğlu
Suleyman or Süleyman is a variant of Suleiman (the Arabic name ). It means "man of peace". Notable people with the name include: Suleyman *Suleyman I of Rûm or Suleiman ibn Qutulmish (d. 1086), founder of an independent Seljuq Turkish state in Anatolia *Suleyman (mansa), mansa of Mali (1341–1360) *Sulayman al-Arabi, wali of Barcelona *Suleyman Shah (d. 1227 or 1228), grandfather of Osman I, founder of the Ottoman Empire *Chimene Suleyman, 21st-century UK-born US-based writer Süleyman *Süleyman Aktaş, Turkish serial killer *Süleyman Atlı (born 1994), Turkish freestyle sport wrestler *Süleyman Başak, Turkish economist *Süleyman Demirel, Turkish politician *Süleyman Fehim, Ottoman teacher and poet *Süleyman Nazif, Turkish poet *Süleyman Nuri (1895–1966), Ottoman Russian communist politician See also *Suleiman Suleiman (Arabic language, Arabic: سُلِيمَان ''sulaymān''; or dictionary.reference.comsuleiman/ref>) is the Arabic name of the Quranic king and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Çoban Mustafa Pasha
Çoban Mustafa Pasha ("Mustafa Pasha the Shepherd"; died 1529) was an Ottoman statesman. Likely born in Bosnia-Herzegovina or Serbian Sandzak, and collected through Devshirme to Janissaries, where he gradually rose through the ranks, he eventually served as kapıcıbaşı, vizier, and beylerbey for the Ottoman Empire during various parts of his life. After serving as kapıcıbaşı ("chief gatekeeper") for some time, Mustafa was appointed a vizier in 1511 under Bayezid II, and finally beylerbey (governor) of the Egypt Eyalet (province) of the empire in 1522, serving for one year (1522–1523). He married Şahzade Sultan, a daughter of Sultan Selim I. With her, he had at least a daughter, Ayşe Hanımsultan. After her death, he married her half-sister Hatice Sultan (daughter of Selim I and Hafsa Sultan and full-sister of Sultan Süleyman I). With Hatice, he had a son Sultanzade Mehmed Bey and at least two daughters, Hanim Hanımsultan and an other whose name is unknown.Tura ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koca Mustafa Pasha
Koca Mustafa Pasha (died 1512) was an Ottoman statesman. He was grand vizier of the Ottoman Empire from 1511 to 1512.İsmail Hâmi Danişmend, Osmanlı Devlet Erkânı, Türkiye Yayınevi, İstanbul, 1971, p. 13. (Turkish) He was Roman (''Rum'') and probably not a devşirme. Life He started his career as ''kapıcıbaşı'', that is "chief doorkeeper" of the Topkapi Palace: in this office he acted also as Master of Ceremonies at receptions of foreign ambassadors. Appointed Grand Vizier near the end of the reign of Bayezid II, he was executed in 1512.Eyice (1955), p. 92. In Istanbul he let convert into mosques two ancient Byzantine churches, which were both named after him: respectively Koca Mustafa Pasha and Atik Mustafa Pasha Mosque Atik Mustafa Pasha Mosque ( tr, Atik Mustafa Paşa Camii; more commonly known as ''Hazreti Cabir Camii'') is a former Eastern Orthodox church in Istanbul, converted into a mosque by the Ottomans. In Çember Sokak in the neighbourhood of Ayvansara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kurd Mehmed Pasha
Kurd Mehmed Pasha or Kurt Mehmet Pasha (''Mehmed Pasha the Wolf''; died 1605 or 1606) was an Ottoman statesman who served as the Ottoman governor of Egypt from 1594 or 1595 (specifically, 1003 AH) to April 1596, and the Ottoman governor of Aleppo from 1596 or 1597 (specifically, 1005 AH) sporadically until his death.Süreyya, Bey Mehmet, Nuri Akbayar, and Seyit Ali. Kahraman. Sicill-i Osmanî. Beşiktaş, İstanbul: Kültür Bakanlığı Ile Türkiye Ekonomik Ve Toplumsal Tarih Vakfı'nın Ortak Yayınıdır, 1890. Print. He graduated from the palace Enderun School in Istanbul and became kapıcıbaşı ("chief gatekeeper," a sort of master of ceremonies) in 1582. He died in 1605 or 1606 and was buried in the Gazi Atik Ali Pasha Mosque's cemetery in Istanbul. See also * List of Ottoman governors of Egypt The Ottoman Empire's governors of Egypt from 1517 to 1805 were at various times known by different but synonymous titles, among them ''beylerbey'', viceroy, governor, gov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Izzet Ahmed Pasha
Izzet Ahmed Pasha (1798 – 20 February 1876), also known as Ahmed Izzet Pasha or Hacı Izzet Pasha or Hakkı Paşazâde Izzet Pasha, was an Ottoman statesman who held a lengthy series of provincial governorships from 1841 to 1870. He was also a vizier (made on 20 September 1845). Early in his career, Izzet Ahmed Pasha was first ''kapıcıbaşı'' ( master of ceremonies) at the imperial palace in Constantinople (modern Istanbul) and later the voivode of the Sanjak of Sivas. He was then made a '' ferik'' (Lieutenant General) in the Ottoman army. After this, he served as the Ottoman governor of: * Sidon Eyalet (December 1841 – July 1842) * Adana Eyalet (March 1843 – March 1844) * Bolu Sanjak (March 1844 – September 1845) * Diyarbekir Eyalet (September 1845 – October 1846) * Erzurum Eyalet (November 1846 – November 1847) * Ioannina Eyalet (March–September 1848, January 1855 – January 1856) * Tripolitania (September 1848 – August 1852) * Damascus Eyalet (1856–1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Topal Osman Pasha
Topal Osman Pasha (1663–1733) was an Ottoman military officer and administrator. A capable man, he rose to the rank of ''beylerbey'' by the age of 24 and served as general against the Venetians and the Habsburg monarchy and as governor in several provinces. His career eventually brought his appointment to the position of Grand Vizier in 1731–32. After his dismissal, he was sent to a provincial governorship, but was soon recalled to lead the Ottoman troops in the Ottoman–Persian War of 1730–35. He succeeded in defeating Nader Shah and saving Baghdad in 1732, but clashed with Nader for a second time the next year and was decisively beaten in the Battle of Kirkuk (1733), in which he lost his life. Life Osman was born ca. 1663 in the Morea (Peloponnese) peninsula to TurkishYaşaroğlu, Kamil "Osman Paşa (Topal)" (1999) ''Yaşamları ve Yapıtlarıyla Osmanlılar Ansiklopedisi'', İstanbul:Yapı Kredi Kültür Sanat Yayıncılık A.Ş. C.2 s.414 (in Turkish) parents. Hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
