Serdar Ferhad Pasha
Serdar Ferhad Pasha (
Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire | |
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In office 1 August 1591 – 4 April 1592 | |
Monarch | Murad III |
Preceded by | Koca Sinan Pasha |
Succeeded by | Kanijeli Siyavuş Pasha |
In office 6 February 1595 – 7 July 1595 | |
Monarch | Mehmed III |
Preceded by | Koca Sinan Pasha |
Succeeded by | Koca Sinan Pasha |
Personal details | |
Born | c. 1530 Albania |
Died | October 1595 Istanbul, Ottoman Empire |
Nationality | Ottoman |
Spouse | (disputed) |
Career
He became
His successful campaign during the Safewid wars returned him to the position of Grand Vizier in 1 August 1591, but he lost his position in 4 April 1592 again by the intrigue of Koca Sinan Pasha.
During his second term, he campaigned against Michael the Brave, the ruler who rebelled in Wallachia. He ordered a bridge be built between Ruse and Giurgiu across the Danube. During preparations, he faced a military uprising at the gate of Divan-ı Hümayun. More than 1000 kuloğulları requested ulufe (wages) from the grand vizier for their campaign during the Safewid wars but he rejected that claim. They infiltrated the troops and organized them against the Grand Vizier, saying, "We won't accept any ulufe until Ferhad Pasha is decapitated for insulting us."[This quote needs a citation] Ferhad Pasha blamed Koca Sinan Pasha and Cığalazade Yusuf Sinan Pasha for that provocation and ordered punishment for both. Later he relented and exiled Koca Sinan Pasha to Malkara and Cığalazade to Karahisar-ı Şarki.[3]
Ibrahim Pasha, the second vizier, who was appointed as kaymakam to the Porte, incited Sultan Murad III about the dismissal of Ferhad Pasha. On 7 July 1595, while Ferhad Pasha was trying to build a bridge in Ruse, again lost his position, and Koca Sinan Pasha became grand vizier again.
Ferhâd Pasha had taken lessons from Ahmed Karahisari[4] during his education in Enderûn-ı Hümâyûn. Karahisai was one of the important figures of the culture and art environments of the period. Whenever he had the opportunity, he would copy the mushâf-ı şerîf and would sell the Qur'an-i-kerîms he wrote. Two of the mushafs he wrote are in the Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts and the Library of the Topkapı Palace Museum.
According to some sources[5][6] he was married to Hümaşah Sultan, a daughter of Murad III.
See also
- Treaty of Ferhad Pasha
- List of Ottoman Grand Viziers
References
- ^ İsmail Hâmi Danişmend, Osmanlı Devlet Erkânı, Türkiye Yayınevi, İstanbul, 1971 (Turkish)
- ISBN 978-975-389-439-5.
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- ^ F. Déroche, M. Farhad, and S. Rettig (2016). The Art of the Qurʼan: Treasures from the Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts, p. 35.
- ^ Kohen, Elli (2007). History of the Turkish Jews and Sephardim: Memories of a Past Golden Age. p. 172.
- ^ K. von Behr (1870). Genealogie der in Europa regierenden Fürstenhäuser nebst der Reihenfolge. p. 160.