Hadım Suleiman Pasha
Ottoman Governor of Egypt | |
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| In office 1537–1538 | |
| Preceded by | Divane Hüsrev Pasha |
| Succeeded by | Davud Pasha |
| In office 1525–1535 | |
| Preceded by | Güzelce Kasım Pasha |
| Succeeded by | Divane Hüsrev Pasha |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1467 |
| Died | September 1547 (aged 79–80) Malkara, Sanjak of Vize, Ottoman Empire |
| Nationality | Ottoman |
| Children | none |
Hadım (Eunuch) Suleiman Pasha (
.The Ottoman Sultan
naval expedition in the Indian Ocean, where he led the capture of Aden and the siege of Diu (in Portuguese India) in 1538.[4] Suleiman Pasha was a benefactor of his long-serving successor in the Egyptian governorship, Davud Pasha (served 1538–1549), whom he championed for the role to spite his rival and colleague, Rüstem Pasha.[5]
See also
- Ottoman naval expeditions in the Indian Ocean
- List of Ottoman grand viziers
- List of Ottoman governors of Egypt
References
- ISBN 978-0-86356-803-9.
The fleet was put under the orders of Hadim Suleiman Pasha, the beylerbey of Egypt, a eunuch of Greek origin...
- ISBN 978-0-919119-12-3.
Suleiman Pasha al-Khadim, a eunuch of Greek origin...
- ^ Turkish State Archives
- ^ A military history of modern Egypt: from the Ottoman Conquest to the Ramadan War by Andrew James McGregor p.30 [1]
- ^
Giancarlo Casale (26 January 2010). The Ottoman Age of Exploration. Oxford University Press. pp. 87, 102. ISBN 978-0-19-979879-7.
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