Åžemsi Pasha (general)
Sultanzade Şemsi Ahmed Pasha, known simply as Şemsi Pasha ( ota, شمسي أحمد پاشا; d. 5 March 1580), was a distinguished Ottoman nobleman and ''beylerbey'' who occupied several high-ranking posts, serving at various stages as the Ottoman governor-general of the ''beylerbeyliks'' of Damascus, Anatolia and Rumeli. Ancestry Born in Bolu, in the Ottoman Eyalet of Anatolia, Şemsi Pasha was the son of Mirza Mehmed Pasha, of the princely ''Candaroğulları'' dynasty that reigned in the principality of Eflani, Kastamonu and Sinop, and a descendant of Şemseddin Yaman Candar Bey, the dynasty's eponymous founder and first ''bey.'' His paternal grandfather was Kyzyl Ahmed Bey, son of Ibrahim II of Candar and unknown consort. Later, Ibrahim married Selçuk Hatun, daughter of Mehmed I. His mother was Şahnisa Sultan of the Ottoman dynasty, youngest daughter of Şehzade Abdullah, son of Sultan Bayezid II, making Şemsi Pasha the great-grandson of Mehmed the Conqueror''.'' ...
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Pasha
Pasha, Pacha or Paşa ( ota, پاشا; tr, paşa; sq, Pashë; ar, باشا), in older works sometimes anglicized as bashaw, was a higher rank in the Ottoman Empire, Ottoman political and military system, typically granted to governors, generals, dignitary, dignitaries, and others. As an honorific, honorary title, ''Pasha'', in one of its various ranks, is similar to a British Peerage of the United Kingdom, peerage or knighthood, and was also one of the highest titles in the 20th-century Kingdom of Egypt. The title was also used in Morocco in the 20th century, where it denoted a regional official or governor of a district. Etymology The English word "pasha" comes from Turkish language, Turkish ('; also ()). The Oxford Dictionaries (website), Oxford Dictionaries attributes the origin of the English borrowing to the mid-17th century. The etymology of the Turkish word itself has been a matter of debate. Contrary to titles like emir (''amīr'') and bey (''beg''), which were es ...
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