Rüstem Pasha
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Rüstem Pasha
Rüstem Pasha Opuković (Turkish pronunciation: [daːˈmat ɾysˈtem paˈʃa]; Ottoman Turkish: رستم پاشا, (ca. 1500 – 10 July 1561) was a Croat[1][2][3][4][5] who became an Ottoman general and statesman. He served as the Grand Vizier of Suleiman the Magnificent. Rüstem Pasha is also known as Damat Rüstem Pasha (damat meaning "bridegroom" to the Ottoman dynasty) and Rüstem Paşa (by Turkish historians).
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Rüstem Pasha was born in Skradin, Dalmatia.[2] He was taken as a child to Constantinople, where he built a great military career.[citation needed] On 26 November 1539 he married Princess Mihrimah Sultana, a daughter of Suleiman the Magnificent. Rüstem Pasha held the title Grand Vizier twice, first from 1544–1553 and second from 1555–1561, until his death. As Grand Vizier he collected vast wealth, much of it through bribes.[citation needed] However, the bribes in his time were moderate, and he spent his wealth raising public buildings, mosques and charitable foundations.[citation needed] When he died, his personal property included 815 lands in Rumelia and Anatolia, 476 mills, 1700 slaves, 2900 war horses, 1106 camels, 800 Qur'an, etc.
The Rüstem Pasha Mosque (Turkish: Rüstem Paşa Camii) is an Ottoman mosque located in Hasırcılar Çarşısı (Strawmat Weavers Market) in Fatih, Turkey,[6] which was designed by Ottoman imperial architect Mimar Sinan for Grand Vizier Rüstem Pasha. It was built between 1561 and 1563.[7]
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- Fine, John Van Antwerp (2006). When Ethnicity Did Not Matter in the Balkans: A Study of Identity in Pre-Nationalist Croatia, Dalmatia, and Slavonia in the Medieval and Early-Modern Periods. Michigan: University of Michigan Press. ISBN 0-472-11414-X.
- Lybyer, Albert Howe (1913). The government of the Ottoman empire in the time of Suleiman the Magnificent. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. OCLC 1562148.
- Denny, Walter B. (2005). Iznik: The Artistry of Ottoman Ceramics. Thames & Hudson. ISBN 0-500-51192-6.
- Faroqhi, Suraiyah (2005). Subjects of the Sultan: Culture and Daily Life in the Ottoman Empire. I B Tauris. ISBN 1-85043-760-2.
| Preceded by Hadim Suleiman Pasha |
Grand Vizier 1544–1553 |
Succeeded by Kara Ahmed Pasha |
| Preceded by Kara Ahmed Pasha |
Grand Vizier 1555–1561 |
Succeeded by Semiz Ali Pasha |
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