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Hadim Ibrahim Pasha

1473 – 1562

Ottoman politician

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Lived 1473 – 1562 (aged 88–89). Hadim Ibrahim Pasha was a Turkish.

Hadim Ibrahim Pasha (, meaning in English "Ibrahim Pasha the Eunuch") (1473 – 1563) was a 16th-century Ottoman statesman of Bosnian origin.

Life Born in the Sanjak of Bosnia, he became Chief White Eunuch of the Topkapı Palace Harem under Sultan Suleyman the Magnificent. Appointed second Vizier in 1553, after the assassination of the crown prince Şehzade Mustafa on behalf of the Sultan, he was sent by Suleyman - then stationing in Aleppo - to Bursa to strangle the sons of Mustafa. another elementary school near the Column of Arcadius and a water well for travellers outside Yenikapı Gate. The endowment was to be financed through villages donated by the Sultan, fields, shops and mills in Rumelia, and buildings in Edirne and Constantinople. The Waqf was administered by the Chief white eunuch of Topkapi. The location of these establishments in sparsely settled neighborhoods along the Walls, where the population was predominantly Christian, shows his desire of pursuing a policy of Islamization of the city.

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Born
1473
Birth century
Died
1562, Istanbul
Nationality
Also known as
Hadım İbrahim Paşa

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Hadim Ibrahim Pasha?

Ottoman politician

When was Hadim Ibrahim Pasha born?

Hadim Ibrahim Pasha was born in 1473.

When did Hadim Ibrahim Pasha die?

Hadim Ibrahim Pasha died in 1562 in Istanbul.

What nationality was Hadim Ibrahim Pasha?

Hadim Ibrahim Pasha was Turkish.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Hadim Ibrahim Pasha

· Wikidata: Q5637870

· DBpedia: Hadim Ibrahim Pasha

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