Kara Murat Pasha
Kara Murat Pasha, or Kara Dev Murad Pasha, lit. Courageous Giant Murat Pasha in Ottoman Turkish; (1595 - 1655), was an Ottoman Albanian statesman and military officer. He served as Kapudan Pasha and twice as Grand Vizier. His epithet Kara ("black") refers to his courage and Dev ("giant") to his physical size.
Murat Pasha | |
|---|---|
| Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire | |
| In office 11 May 1655 – 19 August 1655 | |
| Monarch | Mehmed IV |
| Preceded by | Ibşir Mustafa Pasha |
| Succeeded by | Ermeni Süleyman Pasha |
| In office 21 May 1649 – 5 August 1650 | |
| Monarch | Mehmed IV |
| Preceded by | Sofu Mehmed Pasha |
| Succeeded by | Melek Ahmed Pasha |
| Ottoman Governor of Damascus | |
| In office 1655–1655 | |
| Preceded by | Defterzade Mehmed Pasha |
| Succeeded by | Haseki Mehmed Pasha |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1595 |
| Died | 1655 Hama, Ottoman Syria |
| Nationality | Ottoman |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Ottoman Empire |
| Branch/service | Ottoman Navy Ottoman Army |
| Rank | Kapudan Pasha (grand admiral; 1653–55) Janissary agha (1648–49) |
| Battles/wars | Cretan War (1645–1669) |
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