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Åžemsi Pasha (general)
Sultanzade Şemsi Ahmed Pasha, known simply as Şemsi Pasha (; d. 5 March 1580), was an 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 Kizil Ahmed Bey, son of Ibrahim II of Candar and an unknown consort. Ibrahim subsequently 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''.'' Life Raised in the imperial resid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pasha
Pasha (; ; ) was a high rank in the Ottoman Empire, Ottoman political and military system, typically granted to governors, generals, dignitary, dignitaries, and others. ''Pasha'' was also one of the highest titles in the 20th-century Kingdom of Egypt and it 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 English Dictionary 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 (sir), which were established in usage much earlier, the title ''pasha'' came into Ottoman Empire, Ottoman usage right after the reign of Osman I (d. 1324), though it had been used before the Ottomans by some Anatolian beyliks, Anatolian Turkish rulers of the same era. Old Turkish had no fixed distinction betwe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
