Seyyid Hasan Pasha (died 1748) was an Ottoman grand vizier in the 18th century. He was a Turk from

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, today in

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. He attended the

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corps in

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. After several promotions, he was appointed as the

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, the highest rank in the army in 1739. The same year, he took part in the

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, where he distinguished himself as a capable leader and fighter. Three years later, on October 4, 1742, he was appointed as the grand vizier. Although he spent almost four years in the office, he wasn't successful in civil administration and he was dismissed by the sultan on August 10, 1746. However, as was the case for many former grand viziers, he continued as a governor in several different parts of the

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. He became the governor of the island of

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(now in

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), İçel (modern

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), and

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. He died in December 1748.Ayhan Buz: Osmanlı Sdarazamları, Neden Kitap, İstanbul,2009, p.232 His son,

Seyyid Abdullah Pasha Seyyid Abdullah Pasha (also known as Boynueğri Seyyid Abdullah Pasha "Seyyid Abdullah Pasha the Crooked-neck"; died March 1761, Aleppo) was an Ottoman Empire, Ottoman statesman who served as Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire, grand vizier from ...

, also served as grand vizier one term after him.

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18th-century Grand Viziers of the Ottoman Empire 1748 deaths Year of birth unknown People from Reşadiye Janissaries {{Ottoman-bio-stub

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