Rum Mehmed Pasha
Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire | |
|---|---|
| In office 1466–1469 | |
| Monarch | Mehmed II |
| Preceded by | Mahmud Pasha Angelović |
| Succeeded by | Ishak Pasha |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 1470 Istanbul, Ottoman Empire |
| Nationality | Ottoman |
| Ethnicity | Ottoman |
Rum Mehmed Pasha (
grand vizier of the Ottoman Empire from 1466 to 1469 and the main rival of Mahmud Pasha Angelović. As his name suggests, he was of Greek descent.[1][2]
Upon the urging of
Karamanlı Mehmet Pasha, Sultan Mehmed II the Conqueror dismissed Rum Mehmed Pasha from office in 1469 and had him executed by drowning[citation needed
] in 1470.
See also
References
- ISBN 90-04-12106-4.
- OCLC 716361786.
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