Kara Murat Pasha
Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire 1649–1650, 1655) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kara Murat Pasha, or Kara Dev Murad Pasha, lit. Courageous Giant Murat Pasha in Ottoman Turkish; (1595 - 1655), was an Ottoman Albanian statesman and military officer. He served as Kapudan Pasha and twice as Grand Vizier. His epithet Kara ("black") refers to his courage and Dev ("giant") to his physical size.
This article is about the Ottoman grand vizier. For the 16th-century Ottoman governor alternatively known as Kara Murat Pasha, see Seytan Murat Pasha. For other uses, see Murat Pasha (disambiguation).
In this Ottoman Turkish style name, the given name is Kara Murat, the title is Pasha, and there is no family name.
Quick Facts Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire, Monarch ...
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Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire | |
In office 11 May 1655 – 19 August 1655 | |
Monarch | Mehmed IV |
Preceded by | Ibşir Mustafa Pasha |
Succeeded by | Ermeni Süleyman Pasha |
In office 21 May 1649 – 5 August 1650 | |
Monarch | Mehmed IV |
Preceded by | Sofu Mehmed Pasha |
Succeeded by | Melek Ahmed Pasha |
Ottoman Governor of Damascus | |
In office 1655–1655 | |
Preceded by | Defterzade Mehmed Pasha |
Succeeded by | Haseki Mehmed Pasha |
Personal details | |
Born | 1595 |
Died | 1655 Hama, Ottoman Syria |
Nationality | Ottoman |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Ottoman Empire |
Branch/service | Ottoman Navy Ottoman Army |
Rank | Kapudan Pasha (grand admiral; 1653–55) Janissary agha (1648–49) |
Battles/wars | Cretan War (1645–1669) |
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