Abaza Siyavuş Pasha
Süleyman II | |
|---|---|
| Preceded by | Sarı Süleyman Pasha |
| Succeeded by | Ayaşlı Ismail Pasha |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 23 February 1688 Constantinople, Ottoman Empire |
| Nationality | Ottoman |
grand vizier of the Ottoman Empire who held the post during one of the most chaotic periods of the empire.
Early years
He was of
Abkhazian origin. He was a servant of Köprülü Mehmed Pasha, an able grand vizier who died in 1661. By marrying Köprülü Mehmed Pasha's daughter, he became a relative of the powerful Köprülü family. Together with his brothers-in-law (Köprülüzade Fazıl Ahmed Pasha and Köprülüzade Fazıl Mustafa Pasha), he participated in a number of military campaigns. In 1684, Buda (a part of Budapest, the capital of modern Hungary, then a part of Ottoman Empire) had been besieged by the Austrians under the command of Maximilian. Siyavuş Pasha stormed the Austrians and forced them to lift the siege. This was one of the few Turkish victories in the Great Turkish War.[1]
As a grand vizier
Ottoman sultan
Janissaries raided his house and killed him on 23 February 1688.[2]
See also
References
- ISBN 978-975-254-278-5, pp 129–130
- ^ Prof. Yaşar Yüce-Prof. Ali Sevim: Türkiye tarihi Cilt III, AKDTYKTTK Yayınları, İstanbul, 1991 p 199-201
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