Bıyıklı Mehmed Pasha (Ottoman Turkish: بیقلی محمد پاشا; died 24 December 1521) known as Fatih Pasha, was an Ottoman serdar and governor of Diyarbakır.
Fatih (Conqueror) Mehmed | |
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| Ottoman Governor of Diyarbekir | |
| In office 4 November 1515 – 24 December 1521 | |
| Monarchs | Selim I Suleyman I |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Divane Hüsrev Pasha |
| Governor of Trebizond Sanjak[1] | |
| In office 1514 – 23 October 1514 | |
| Monarch | Selim I |
| Preceded by | Sunguroglu Ahmed Pasha |
| Succeeded by | Mirza Mehmed Bey |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 24 December 1521 Diyarbekir Eyalet, Ottoman Empire |
| Nationality | Turkish[2] |
| Children | Mustafa Pasha[3] |
| Alma mater | Enderun School |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Ottoman Empire |
| Branch/service | Ottoman Army |
| Years of service | Until his death |
| Rank | Serdar |
| Battles/wars | East Front Commander (1515-1521)
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Early life
editThere is little information about his origin and early life, but there is claim that he was descended from the Aq Qoyunlu tribe.[4] He was probably educated in the Enderûn.[4]
Military career
editAfter the Battle of Chaldiran (1514), he commanded the East Front against Safavids from 1515 to 1521. In this campaign, he captured the Diyarbakır, Mardin, Raqqa, Mosul and other important cities of the Southeastern Anatolia and Northern Iraq regions.[5] He defeated the Safavid army twice in the Battle of Tekiryaylağı (1515) and the Battle of Koçhisar (1516).[6] He commanded the Ottoman left flank at the Battle of Marj Dabiq against the Mamluk army.[7] After this battle, he turned to the eastern front to continue his campaign. During his campaign, he became a Vizier Governor of Diyarbakır after the siege and capture of Diyarbakır.[8] He commanded this front until his death in 1521.
References
editCitations
edit- ^ Hanefi Bostan, Trabzon Sancağı, p.58
- ^ I. Uluslararası Oğuzlardan Osmanlıya Diyarbakır Sempozyumu Bildirileri, p.569
- ^ Mehdi İlhan, 143
- ^ a b İlhan, M. Mehdi (1992). "BIYIKLI MEHMED PAŞA". TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi (in Turkish). Retrieved 2023-07-25.
- ^ Hoca Sadeddin Efendi, Tâcü’t-Tevârîh IV, 277-290
- ^ Nejat Göyünç, 27-28
- ^ Genelkurmay Başkanlığı, Yavuz Sultan Selim ve Mısır Seferi, 96
- ^ Mehdi İlhan, 140
Sources
edit- Mehdi, İ. (2015). Amid (Diyarbakır). Ankara: Türk Tarih Kurumu. ISBN 9799751608894
- Mehdi, İ. (1981). Diyarbakır Fatihi ve Beylerbeyi Bıyıklı Mehmed Paşa.
- Hoca Sadeddin Efendi. (1585). Tâcü’t-Tevârîh - IV. İstanbul ISBN 9751710979
- Göyünç, N. (1969). XVI’ncı Yüzyılda Mardin Sancağı. İstanbul: İstanbul Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi. ISBN 9789751604026