Boynuyaralı Mehmed Pasha
Boynuyaralı / Boynueğri Mehmed | |
|---|---|
| Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire | |
| In office 26 April 1656 – 15 September 1656 | |
| Monarch | Mehmed IV |
| Preceded by | Abaza Siyavuş Pasha I |
| Succeeded by | Köprülü Mehmed Pasha |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1576 Samsun |
| Died | 1665 Eyüp, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire |
| Nationality | Ottoman |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Ottoman Empire |
| Battles/wars | Ottoman–Safavid War (1623–39) (WIA) |
Boynuyaralı Mehmed Pasha (born:1576 Canik[1] died 1665 in Eyüp, Istanbul), also known as Boynueğri Mehmed Pasha, was an Ottoman statesman. He was grand vizier of the Ottoman Empire from 26 April 1656 to 15 September 1656.[2]
Mehmed Pasha fought in the Ottoman–Safavid War of 1623–39 under sultan Murad IV. He was wounded in the neck during a battle, earning him the epithets boynuyaralı ("wounded-neck" in Turkish) and boynueğri ("crooked-neck").[3] As a Sergeant General in his youth, he was involved in the execution of the satirist poet Nef'i. Although he was famous for his courage in wars in his youth, he was noted as an unsuccessful grand vizier.[4] He was of Turkish origin.[5]
See also
References
- ^ BOYNUEĞRİ MEHMED PAŞA. "İslam Ansiklopedisi".
- ^ İsmail Hâmi Danişmend, Osmanlı Devlet Erkânı, Türkiye Yayınevi, İstanbul, 1971, p. 42. (Turkish)
- ^ Silahdar Tarihi, Volume 1, p. 410
- ^ Sicill-i Osmânî, IV, 175-176.
- ^ İsmail Hâmi Danişmend, Osmanlı Devlet Erkânı, Türkiye Yayınevi, İstanbul, 1971, p. 42. (Turkish)
