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Hadım Süleyman Paşa

1467 – 1547

Ottoman grand vizier

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Lived 1467 – 1547 (aged 79–80). Hadım Süleyman Paşa was a Turkish politician and writer.

Hadım (Eunuch) Suleiman Pasha (; ; 1467 – September 1547) was an Ottoman statesman and military commander of Greek descent. He served as the governor of Ottoman Egypt in 1525–1535.

He was appointed governor of Baghdad in 1535–1536 after the recent Capture of Baghdad (1534). He was appointed to Buda in 1536, and to Damascus in 1537.

He again served as the governor of Ottoman Egypt in 1537–1538. The Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent ordered Suleiman Pasha, then governor of Egypt, to conduct a naval expedition in the Indian Ocean, where he led the capture of Aden and the siege of Diu (in Portuguese India) in 1538. Suleiman Pasha was a benefactor of his long-serving successor in the Egyptian governorship, Davud Pasha (served 1538–1549), whom he championed for the role to spite his rival and colleague, Rüstem Pasha.

Suleiman Pasha was designated as governor of Aleppo in 1539–1540. He finally became Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire between 1541 and 1544. He was a eunuch.

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Born
1467
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Grand vizier of the Ottoman Empire, Beylerbey of Egypt
Also known as
Hadim Suleyman Pasha

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Who was Hadım Süleyman Paşa?

Ottoman grand vizier (1467–1547)

When was Hadım Süleyman Paşa born?

Hadım Süleyman Paşa was born in 1467.

When did Hadım Süleyman Paşa die?

Hadım Süleyman Paşa died on 1 September 1547 in Malkara.

What was Hadım Süleyman Paşa's occupation?

Hadım Süleyman Paşa was a politician and writer.

What nationality was Hadım Süleyman Paşa?

Hadım Süleyman Paşa was Turkish.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Hadım Süleyman Paşa

· Wikidata: Q3826903

· DBpedia: Hadım Suleiman Pasha

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