Rum Mehmed Pasha
Rum Mehmed Pasha (fl. 1466–d. 1470) was an Ottoman statesman, known for being the Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire from 1466 to 1469 and the main rival of Mahmud Pasha Angelović. He was of Eastern Roman descent and Orthodox, as his name suggests (Rum, "Roman").[1][2]
Mehmed | |
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| 14th 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 |
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 in 1470.
See also
References
- Théoharis Stavrides (2001). The Sultan of Vezirs: The Life and Times of the Ottoman Grand Vezir Mahmud Pasha Angelović (1453-1474). BRILL. pp. 65ff. ISBN 90-04-12106-4.
- Babinger, Franz (1992). Mehmed the Conqueror and His Time. Bollingen Series 96. Translated from the German by Ralph Manheim. Edited, with a preface, by William C. Hickman. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. pp. 272ff. ISBN 0-691-09900-6. OCLC 716361786.
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| Preceded by Mahmud Pasha Angelovic |
Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire 1466–1469 |
Succeeded by Ishak Pasha |
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