Kör Yusuf Ziyaüddin Pasha

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In this Ottoman Turkish style name, the given name is Yusuf Ziyaüddin, the title is Pasha, and there is no family name.
Kör
Yusuf Ziyaüddin
Laz Ahmed Pasha
Personal details
Died1819
Chios, Archipelago Eyalet, Ottoman Empire
NationalityOttoman

Kör Yusuf Ziyaüddin Pasha ("Yusuf Ziyaüddin

Egypt
and later served as a commander in the Ottoman wars with the Russian Empire.

Early life and career

Kör Yusuf's date of birth is not known. He was of

Trabzon Eyalet in 1796.[3]

Grand Vizier

Kör Yusuf was appointed grand vizier on 25 October 1798 during the sultanate of

tax farms in Diyarbekir Eyalet, and Kör Yusuf also owned a half-share of the copper refinery in the city of Diyarbekir.[5]

In 1799, Kör Yusuf was assigned command over an Ottoman ground force mobilized at

Jean Baptiste Kléber and British admiral Sidney Smith, which called for the evacuation of French forces from Egypt. However, conflict resumed and Kléber's forces defeated the Ottoman Army and allied Mamluk forces at Heliopolis in March. Kléber was assassinated in mid-June, and after victories by the Ottoman-British alliance, the French were defeated by December 1801.[8]

When Kör Yusuf entered Cairo he had Christians accused of collaborating with the French executed or exiled, and seized large amounts of wealth from them. He remained in Cairo to dispatch the amir al-hajj to command the Hajj pilgrim caravan to Mecca. After sorting some of Egypt's affairs in the aftermath of the French withdrawal, Kör Yusuf departed Egypt for Syria.[9] On 21 April 1805, Kör Yusuf resigned from the office of grand vizier and for a time remained in seclusion in his home.[6]

Later political career

Kör Yusuf was appointed for a second term as governor of Trabzon in March 1807. In September he was appointed the governor of

Chorum and Mosul eyalets (provinces). Kör Yusuf performed well against Russian Empire forces at Akhalkalaki.[3]

Kör Yusuf was appointed a second term as grand vizier in 1809 during the sultanate of Mahmud II.[8] During his second term, he led efforts against the Russians in the Rumelian (southern Balkans) front for two years. He was dismissed as grand vizier on 10 May 1811. He was appointed governor of Chios Sanjak in 1817, after having been appointed as commander of Eğriboz Sanjak in 1815. Kör Yusuf died in Chios island in 1819 and was buried at the tomb of Sheikh Ilyas on the island, today a part of Greece.[3][6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Sicill-i-Osmani".
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  3. ^ a b c d e Kasap, Murat (2009-09-24). "Yusuf Ziya Pasha". Georgia Friendship Association. Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2015-12-05.
  4. ^ a b Aksan 2014, p. 238.
  5. ^ a b Salzmann 2004, p. 169.
  6. ^ a b c d Yilmazcelik, Ibrahim (2000). "Osmanli Hakimyeti Suresince Diyarbakir Eyaleti Vailileri" (PDF). Fırat University Journal of Social Science (in Turkish). 10 (1): 256–257. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-12-05.
  7. ^ Aksan 2014, p. 231.
  8. ^ a b c d Aksan 2014, pp. 235–236.
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Bibliography

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