Ivaz Mehmed Pasha
Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire | |
|---|---|
| In office 22 March 1739 – 23 June 1740 | |
| Monarch | Mahmud I |
| Preceded by | Yeğen Mehmed Pasha |
| Succeeded by | Nişancı Ahmed Pasha |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 1743 Lepanto |
| Nationality | Ottoman |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Ottoman Empire |
| Battles/wars | Great Turkish War
Austro-Russian–Turkish War (1735–39)
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Ivaz Mehmed Pasha ("Mehmed
grand vizier and provincial governor.[1]
Early life
His father Nasrullah was from
Austrians
with a relatively small provincial force. His efforts proved to be valuable to the Ottoman cause. After the main Ottoman army arrived at the front, he was one of the commanders of the army.
As a grand vizier
On 22 March 1739, he was appointed as the
Grand Vizier, the highest post in the empire next to that of the sultan. On 21 July 1739, he commanded the Ottoman army in the Battle of Grocka where he defeated the Austrians, commanded by Count of Wallis. After the battle, he laid siege to and captured Belgrade, and by the consequent Treaty of Belgrade, he was able to capture the city. Although he returned to Istanbul as a victorious commander, he wasn't as successful in civil administration. He was inefficient during the great fires of Istanbul and a rebellion, which had to be subdued by the other statesmen of the empire. As a result, the sultan dismissed him on 23 June 1740.[3]
Later years
In his later years, he was a provincial governor. In just three years' span, he was sequentially appointed to so many districts in rapid succession that in most cases, he had to leave for the next place of duty before he could even be inaugurated for his previous post. These posts were provincial governorship of
Lepanto
.
See also
References
- ^ İsmail Hâmi Danişmend, Osmanlı Devlet Erkânı, Türkiye Yayınevi, İstanbul, 1971 (Turkish)
- ISBN 975-333-0383 C.III s.607-608 [1]
- ISBN 978-975-254-278-5p.222-226
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