About Topal Recep Pasha
Lived 1600 – 1632. Topal Recep Pasha was a Turkish politician.
Topal Recep Pasha (, "Redjep Pasha "Lame"; died 18 May 1632) was an Ottoman statesman from the Sanjak of Bosnia, as well as Damat ("bridegroom") to the House of Osman as the husband of Gevherhan Sultan, daughter of Sultan Ahmed I. He was the Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire from 10 February 1632 until his execution on 18 May 1632. He was instrumental in the lynching the former grand vizier, Hafiz Ahmed Pasha. When his brother-in-law Sultan Murad IV realized this, he had Recep Pasha executed on 18 May 1632 in Constantinople. He was of Bosnian origin.
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Who was Topal Recep Pasha?
Ottoman politician and Grand Vizier in 1632
When was Topal Recep Pasha born?
Topal Recep Pasha was born in 1600 in Sanjak of Bosnia.
When did Topal Recep Pasha die?
Topal Recep Pasha died on 18 May 1632 in Tokat.
What was Topal Recep Pasha's occupation?
Topal Recep Pasha was a politician.
What nationality was Topal Recep Pasha?
Topal Recep Pasha was Turkish.
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