Hacı Yakupoğlu Memiş Agha (born 1799 or 1804) was a Turkish landowner.

Early life

Agha was born in Balıklı village of

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, Turkey, the son of

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Yakup Agha. His father was the region's last chief landowner.

Migrant

In 1814, he was declared guilty of the harassment of the other tribe of Aghas. Yakup Agha ended up moving to

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, and then later emigrated to

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. At age 15 Memiş Agha took control of the region by resisting the Aghas who took his father . With the approval of the AyanAyan plural form of Ayn in Arabic Language, it means observers, authorized people. landowners, Memiş Agha was elevated by the

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in 1819. By 1824 Ayan lands were turned over to him. In 1864 he was awarded the rank of captain, and became the representative of the military forces in the region. He was entrusted by the

to catch and to deliver deserters in 1854. In 1856 Memiş Agha constructed the Memiş Agha Mansion.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Agha, Memis People from Sürmene 19th-century people from the Ottoman Empire Year of birth uncertain