Sokollu Mehmed Pasha
Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (1505-1579) · Turkey · Politicians · Died at 74
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Something wrong?Taken from his Serbian family as a boy under the Ottoman "blood tax," he climbed from conscripted janissary to grand vizier - the empire's second-most powerful man - and held the post for nearly fifteen years under three sultans.
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Sokollu Mehmed Pasha (detail) exploring the surroundings of Szigetvár; Nüzhet, fol. 22a
05a Siege of Pecs Castle with Sokollu leading his troops. Futūhāt-i jamīla of Arifi, conquest of Pecs Castle. Istanbul, Topkapi Palace Museum, H. 1592, fol. 5a._Futuhat-i_jamila_of_Arafi%2C_1557-58%2C_TSMK_H.1592.jpg?width=1200)
09a Malkoç Beg pays his respects to Mehmed Pasha (detail). Futuhat-i jamila of Arafi, 1557-58, TSMK H.1592
09a Malkoç Beg pays his respects to Mehmed Pasha. Futuhat-i jamila of Arafi, 1557-58, TSMK H.1592
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Grand Vizier Sokollu Mehmed Pasha (portrait) mourning the sultan’s death; Nüzhet, fol. 41a
Grand Vizier Sokollu Mehmed Pasha mourning the sultan’s death; Nüzhet, fol. 41aFamily
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Born into an Orthodox Christian household in Ottoman Herzegovina in 1505, Mehmed was recruited young through the devşirme system that turned Christian boys into imperial officers. He rose methodically: commander of the imperial guard by 1543, High Admiral six years later, then Governor-General of Rumelia, ascending through Third and Second Vizier before reaching Grand Vizier in 1565. He served Suleiman the Magnificent, Selim II, and Murad III for fourteen years as the empire's sole legal representative in state affairs. Though he became Muslim, he persuaded the Sultan to restore the Serbian Patriarchate of Peć and placed relatives - Muslim and Christian alike - in prominent posts. He was assassinated on 11 October 1579.
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