Abdi Pasha the Albanian

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Abdurrahman Abdi Pasha the Albanian
Born1616
Çopani, Peqin, Ottoman Empire
Died1686 (aged 69–70)
Buda, Ottoman Hungary
OccupationPolitician and Military leader

Abdurrahman Abdi Pasha the Albanian (Turkish: Arnavut Abdurrahman Abdi Paşa; 1616–1686) was an Ottoman politician and military leader of Albanian descent, who served as the last governor of the province of Budin.[1]

Life

Early life

Abdurrahman Abdi Arnavud Pasha was born in the village of Çopani near Peqin,

Bosnia in 1680.[2]

Military leadership

He took over the military leadership of

Saxon, Bavarian, Brandenburg and Swedish troops, with lesser numbers of Italy, England, France and Spain, and some 15,000 Hungarians. The armies were led by Prince Charles of Lorraine, Bavarian Elector Maximilian II Emanuel, Margrave of Baden Louis William and Prince Eugene of Savoy
, all eminent military leaders of the time.

In June, 1686, the Christian army laid siege to Buda. The city was well stocked with food, water and gunpowder, but only 8000 soldiers were garrisoned within; although the Ottomans had promised 50,000 troops, they had not yet arrived.

Death

Battle of Buda (1686)
.
Memorial of Abdurrahman Pasha in Buda Castle

The relief forces of

Habsburg
emperor breached the northern walls ending 145 years of Ottoman occupation of Buda.

A memorial to the late commander, the last vizier of Buda, stands on the Anjou bastion of the Buda castle, halfway between the Military History Museum and the Vienna Gate. The memorial was erected in 1932 by the descendants of György Szabó, who was a Hungarian soldier of the liberating army and also fell on this spot on September 2. The inscription, in Hungarian and Turkish, says: "The last governor of the 145 year long occupation of Buda, Abdurrahman Abdi Pasha the Albanian fell at this place on September 2, 1686, when he was 70 years old. He was a heroic enemy, may he rest in peace."[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b The Virtual Tourist. "The Memorial to Abdurrahman Abdi Arnavut Pasha". Archived from the original on 8 November 2017. Retrieved 18 Sep 2012.
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Political offices
Preceded by Ottoman Governor of Egypt
1676–1680
Succeeded by