Küçük Hüseyin Pasha (1757 – 7 December 1803), also known as Tayazade Damat Küçük Hüseyin Pasha, was an Ottoman statesman and admiral who was

Kapudan Pasha The Kapudan Pasha (, modern Turkish: ), also known as the (, modern: , "Captain of the Sea") was the grand admiral of the Ottoman Navy. Typically, he was based at Galata and Gallipoli during the winter and charged with annual sailings durin ...

(Grand Admiral of the

Ottoman Navy The Ottoman Navy () or the Imperial Navy (), also known as the Ottoman Fleet, was the naval warfare arm of the Ottoman Empire. It was established after the Ottomans first reached the sea in 1323 by capturing Praenetos (later called Karamürsel ...

) from 11 March 1792 to 7 December 1803. He was a '' damat'' ("bridegroom") to the

Ottoman dynasty The Ottoman dynasty () consisted of the members of the imperial House of Osman (), also known as the Ottomans (). According to Ottoman tradition, the family originated from the Kayı tribe branch of the Oghuz Turks, under the leadership of Os ...

after he married an Ottoman princess, Esma Sultan. Of Georgian birth, Küçük Hüseyin Pasha commanded the Ottoman navy, first against Mediterranean pirates and again during the

French Revolutionary Wars The French Revolutionary Wars () were a series of sweeping military conflicts resulting from the French Revolution that lasted from 1792 until 1802. They pitted French First Republic, France against Kingdom of Great Britain, Great Britain, Habsb ...

. He was one of the signatories of the

Capitulation of Alexandria (1801) The Capitulation of Alexandria in September 1801 brought the French invasion of Egypt and Syria to an end. Background French troops, who had been abandoned by Napoleon Bonaparte who left for France never to return, had been defeated by British ...

References

1757 births 1803 deaths Kapudan Pashas Ottoman military leaders of the French Revolutionary Wars Georgians from the Ottoman Empire Damats {{Ottoman-bio-stub