Osman-pasha the Bosnian ( tr, Boşnak Osman Paşa; died 1 August 1685) or the Herzegovinian ( tr, links=no, Hersekli Osman Paşa), known as Osman-paša Kazanac, was an
Ottoman statesman who served as the
governor of the
Damascus Eyalet
ota, ایالت شام
, conventional_long_name = Damascus Eyalet
, common_name = Damascus Eyalet
, subdivision = Eyalet
, nation = the Ottoman Empire
, year_start = 1516
, year_end ...
(1676–1678, 1683), of
Anatolia Eyalet (1678–1680),
of Egypt Eyalet
The Eyalet of Egypt (, ) operated as an administrative division of the Ottoman Empire from 1517 to 1867. It originated as a result of the conquest of Mamluk Egypt by the Ottomans in 1517, following the Ottoman–Mamluk War (1516–17) and the a ...
(1680–1683), of
Diyarbekir Eyalet
Eyālet-i Diyār-i Bekr
, common_name = Eyalet of Diyarbekir
, subdivision = Eyalet
, nation = the Ottoman Empire
, year_start = 1515
, year_end = 1846
, date_start = Nov ...
(1683),
of Bosnia Eyalet
The Eyalet of Bosnia ( ota, ایالت بوسنه ,Eyālet-i Bōsnâ; By Gábor Ágoston, Bruce Alan Masters ; sh, Bosanski pašaluk), was an eyalet (administrative division, also known as a ''beylerbeylik'') of the Ottoman Empire, mostly based o ...
(1684), and of
Eğri Eyalet
Eğri Eyalet ( ota, ایالت اگیر; Eyālet-i Egīr, hu, Egri vilajet, sr, Jegarski ejalet or Јегарски ејалет) or Pashaluk of Eğri was an administrative territorial entity of the Ottoman Empire formed in 1596 with its capita ...
(1685).
His
byname
An epithet (, ), also byname, is a descriptive term (word or phrase) known for accompanying or occurring in place of a name and having entered common usage. It has various shades of meaning when applied to seemingly real or fictitious people, di ...
suggests that he hailed from the
Sanjak of Bosnia
Sanjak of Bosnia ( tr, Bosna Sancağı, sh, Bosanski sandžak / Босански санџак) was one of the sanjaks of the Ottoman Empire established in 1463 when the lands conquered from the Bosnian Kingdom were transformed into a sanjak and ...
or the
Sanjak of Herzegovina
The Sanjak of Herzegovina ( tr, Hersek Sancağı; sh, Hercegovački sandžak) was an Ottoman administrative unit established in 1470. The seat was in Foča until 1572 when it was moved to Taşlıca (Pljevlja). The sanjak was initially part of ...
.
While governor of the
Eğri Eyalet
Eğri Eyalet ( ota, ایالت اگیر; Eyālet-i Egīr, hu, Egri vilajet, sr, Jegarski ejalet or Јегарски ејалет) or Pashaluk of Eğri was an administrative territorial entity of the Ottoman Empire formed in 1596 with its capita ...
( en,
Eger
Eger ( , ; ; also known by other alternative names) is the county seat of Heves County, and the second largest city in Northern Hungary (after Miskolc). A city with county rights. Eger is best known for its castle, thermal baths, baroque bui ...
) during the
Great Turkish War, he was caught outside of the walls of the
Castle of Eger
The Eger Castle () is a castle in Eger, Hungary. Historically, it is known for repelling the Turkish attack in 1552 during the Siege of Eger.
History
The first castle was built on the high hill named Várhegy at Felsőtárkány near Eger.
...
when the
Austria
Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...
ns began their siege, dying on August 1, 1685.
Osman-paša Kazanac (Osman-paša Hercegovac);
as he was also known as, married a daughter of
Kara Mustafa Pasha; with whom he had a number of sons.
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, governor-general, or, more generally, '' wāli''. Furthermore, the Ottoman s ...
*
List of Ottoman governors of Bosnia
Bosnia became part of the Ottoman Empire after 1454. The Ottoman government appointed sanjak-beys as governors of Bosnia. The following is a list of Ottoman governors of the Bosnian sanjak, eyalet, and vilayet within Ottoman Empire
The Ott ...
*
List of rulers of Damascus
References
Year of birth unknown
1685 deaths
17th-century Ottoman governors of Egypt
People from the Ottoman Empire of Bosnian descent
Bosnian Muslims from the Ottoman Empire
Ottoman governors of Egypt
Ottoman governors of Damascus
Ottoman governors of Bosnia
Ottoman governors of Anatolia
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