Üveys Pasha
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Üveys Pasha (1512–1547) was an
Background
According to the 16th century Ottoman historian
Üveys' mother was a harem girl whose name is not known, but because of her undisciplined manners she was expelled from the harem. In Ottoman tradition, such girls were matched to a bey or to a well-to-do man. However, in her case she was already pregnant and Selim's son was born to a stepfather.[2]
Life
Selim looked after his son and Üveys soon became a high-ranking bureaucrat of the empire. However, when Selim died in 1520, Üveys laid no claim to throne because of Ottoman tradition which states that princes born to a stepfather have no right to ascend to throne. (This principle was similar to
Death
In 1547, a marine soldier named Pehlivan Hasan started a rebellion in Yemen. While trying to suppress the rebellion, Üveys was killed by the rebels.[3] According to Ali Mustafa Efendi, upon learning the death of his half brother Suleiman wept and said "he was my brother".[2]
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