Semiz Ahmed Pasha
Semiz Ahmed Pasha (Ottoman Turkish: سيمز أحمد پاشا; 1492 – 27 April 1580)[1] was an Ottoman statesman who served as Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire[2][3][4] from 13 October 1579 until his death on 27 April 1580.[1]
Semiz Ahmed | |
|---|---|
| 36th Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire | |
| In office 13 October 1579 – 27 April 1580 | |
| Sultan | Murad III |
| Preceded by | Sokollu Mehmed Pasha |
| Succeeded by | Lala Mustafa Pasha |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1492 |
| Died | 27 April 1580 (aged 87–88) Constantinople, Ottoman Empire |
| Nationality | Ottoman |
| Spouse | |
| Children | View below |
| Alma mater | Enderun School |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Ottoman Empire |
| Branch/service | Ottoman Army |
| Years of service | 1518 – 1580 |
| Battles/wars | Ottoman–Venetian War (1570–73) Ottoman–Hungarian Wars Russo-Crimean War (1571) Croatian-Ottoman Wars Ottoman–Safavid War (1532–55) Ottoman–Safavid War (1578–90) |
Life
Although not much is known about Semiz Ahmed Pasha's early life, born in 1492, he was reported to have been of Albanian origin.[1]
He succeeded Sokollu Mehmed Pasha as Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire on 13 October 1579.[1][2][5]
Marriage and issue
On 27 November 1557, Semiz Ahmed Pasha married Ayşe Hümaşah Sultan,[1][4] daughter of Ottoman grand vizier Rüstem Pasha and Mihrimah Sultan,[4][6][7] the only daughter of Suleiman the Magnificent and Hürrem Sultan.[4][6][7]
They had ten children, five sons and five daughters.
Sons
- Sultanzade Mahmud Pasha (died 1602 buried in the Mihrimah Sultan Mosque) sanjak-bey of Kastamonu and Nakhchivan[4] sanjak-bey of Şebinkarahisar;[8]
- Sultanzade Mehmed Bey[4][9] (died 1593), sanjak-bey of Herzegovina;
- Sultanzade Şehid Mustafa Pasha[4][9] (died 1593), sanjak-bey of Klis;[9]
- Sultanzade Osman Bey (died 1590/1591, buried in Mihrimah Sultan Mosque),[4] sanjak-bey of Şebinkarahisar;[8]
- Sultanzade Abdurrahman Bey,[4] (died 1596/1597), buried in Mihrimah Sultan Mosque),[4] married his niece Ayşe Hanım, daughter of his sister Saliha and Cığalazade Yusuf Sinan Pasha, and had a son, Semiz Mehmed Pasha;[4]
Daughters
- Saliha Hanımsultan (1561–1580) married Cığalazade Yusuf Sinan Pasha in October 1576, where it was reported that Mihrimah Sultan spent 70,000 gold coins on the wedding. They had a son, Mahmud Pasha (who in 1612 married Hatice Sultan, daughter of Sultan Mehmed III), and a daughter, Ayşe Hanım (who married her maternal uncle Sultanzade Abdurrahman Bey).
- Safiye Hanımsultan, married Cığalazade Yusuf Sinan Pasha in March 1581 following her sister's death in 1580.[10] They had two sons (Mehmed Bey and an other) and a daughter.
- Hatice Hanımsultan, married Kapıcıbaşı Mahmud Bey in December 1584.
- Ayşe Hanımsultan
- Fatma Hanımsultan, married Yemenli Hasan Pasha in March 1596.
Death
Semiz Ahmed Pasha died on 27 April 1580 and was buried at Mihrimah Sultan Mosque, Edirnekapı.[1]
References
- "SEMİZ AHMED PAŞA". TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi (in Turkish). Retrieved 2023-08-18.
- "Türkçe Bilgi: Semiz Ahmed Paşa". Türkçe Bilgi (in Turkish). Retrieved 2023-08-16.
- "Osmanl Vezirleri - Birografi.net". www.biyografi.net. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
- Haskan, Mehmet Nermi (2001). Yüzyıllar Boyunca Üsküdar (in Turkish). Üsküdar Belediyesi. p. 532. ISBN 978-975-97606-2-5.
- Gerlach, Stephan (2015). 1577-1578: 2. cilt. Türkiye Günlüğü (in Turkish). İstanbul: Kitapyayınevi. ISBN 978-975-6051-47-4.
- Dumas, Juliette (2013). Les perles de nacre du sultanat. Les princesses ottomanes (mi-XVe – mi-XVIIIe siècle) (in French).
- Öztuna, Yilmaz (2006). Kanuni Sultan Süleyman (in Turkish). Babıali Kültür Yayıncılığı. ISBN 9789758486991.
- "SEMİZ AHMED PAŞA". TDV İslam Ansiklopedisi (in Turkish). Retrieved 2021-04-26.
- Gábor Ágoston (22 June 2021). The Last Muslim Conquest: The Ottoman Empire and Its Wars in Europe. Princeton University Press. pp. 249, 569 n. 57. ISBN 978-0-691-15932-4.
- Biçer, Merve (2014). Cigalazade Yusuf Sinan Pasha: A 16th Century Ottoman Comvert in the Mediterranean World (Master Thesis). Department of History İhsan Doğramacı Bilkent University, Ankara. pp. 48–49.
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