Bayezid Pasha

Bayezid Pasha or Beyazid Pasha (also known as Amasyalı Beyazid Pasha; died July 1421) was an Ottoman Albanian statesman who served as grand vizier of the Ottoman Empire from 1413 to 1421. He was the first Albanian and first Muslim from Balkans to become Grand Vizier of the Ottoman state.

In this Ottoman Turkish style name, the given name is Bayezid, the title is Pasha, and there is no family name.
Amasyalı
Bayezid
Pasha
8th Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire
In office
1413 – July 1421
MonarchsMehmed I
Murad II
Preceded byImamzade Halil Pasha
Succeeded byÇandarlı Ibrahim Pasha the Elder
Personal details
BornAmasya, Turkey (then the Ottoman Empire)
DiedJuly 1421
Sazlıdere, Keşan, Edirne, Turkey (then the Ottoman Empire)
NationalityOttoman, Albanian origin
RelationsHamza Bey (Brother)
ParentAmasyalı Yahşi Bey (Father)
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