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{{Short description|Ottoman vizier and grand admiral of the Ottoman Navy}} |
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'''Silahdar Yusuf Pasha''' ({{lang-tr|Silahdar Yusuf Paşa}}, {{lang-ar|يوسف باشا}}; {{circa}} 1604–1646), was an [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] ''[[vezir]]'' and admiral ([[Kapudan Pasha]], grand admiral of the [[Ottoman fleet]]), known for conquering [[Chania]] in western [[Crete]] in only 54 days in 1645 during the [[Cretan War (1645–69)]].<ref name=Greene/> He built a large ''[[Caravanserai|han]]'', or Turkish inn, at [[Vrana (town)|Vrana]] in 1644, which still stands today. |
'''Silahdar Yusuf Pasha''' ({{lang-tr|Silahdar Yusuf Paşa}}, {{lang-ar|يوسف باشا}}; {{circa}} 1604–1646) also known as '''Jusuf Mašković''', was an [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] ''[[vezir]]'' and admiral ([[Kapudan Pasha]], grand admiral of the [[Ottoman fleet]]), known for conquering [[Chania]] in western [[Crete]] in only 54 days in 1645 during the [[Cretan War (1645–69)]].<ref name=Greene/> He built a large ''[[Caravanserai|han]]'', or Turkish inn, at [[Vrana (town)|Vrana]] in 1644, which still stands today. |
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==Early life== |
==Early life== |
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A convert from Christianity, he was surnamed '''Mašković'''<ref name=Greene>Molly Greene, A shared world: Christians and Muslims in the early modern Mediterranean (2002), p. 17</ref> (known in Croatian as ''Jusuf Mašković''), and was born around 1604, in [[Vrana (town)|Vrana]], a town in [[Ravni kotari]] in [[Dalmatia]], at the time situated at the [[Republic of Venice|Venetian]]–Ottoman frontier. He was |
A convert from Christianity, he was surnamed '''Mašković'''<ref name=Greene>Molly Greene, A shared world: Christians and Muslims in the early modern Mediterranean (2002), p. 17</ref> (known in Croatian as ''Jusuf Mašković''), and was born around 1604, in [[Vrana (town)|Vrana]], a town in [[Ravni kotari]] in [[Dalmatia]], at the time situated at the [[Republic of Venice|Venetian]]–Ottoman frontier. He was an ethnic Croat.<ref>{{cite book|author=Lovett Fielding Edwards|title=The Yugoslav coast|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=46gMAAAAIAAJ|date=1 January 1974|publisher=Batsford|page=130|isbn=9780713428391 |quote=Jusuf Maskovic, who was an Islamized Croat and not an ethnic Turk}}</ref> According to [[Frane Difnico]], Yusuf was the servant of [[Durak Bey]], while [[Girolamo Brusoni]] claims that his father was the servant of Halil Bey, and that Yusuf was the groomer of [[Ibrahim Bey Bećiragić]] in [[Nadin, Croatia|Nadin]]. Brusoni said that Yusuf eventually came into good relations with the Beys, who even claimed him as a relative and near friend ("Durachbeg, che si dice suo parente" "Il Sapitan bie Bessiraghch, suo amico"). At the service of the Bećiragići in Nadin, Josef learned [[Turkish language|Turkish]] and the [[Arabic script]]. Though he was a sharp and intelligent boy, he was in serious poverty; once an elder lady of Nadin saw him barefooted and gave him ''[[opanci]]'' (leather shoes). While following his master on a trip, he got to know a gatekeeper of the [[Ottoman Porte|Porte]], and decided to join Ottoman service in [[Constantinople]]. |
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==Ottoman service== |
==Ottoman service== |
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He was a ''[[silahdar]]'' at one point and was an ally of [[ |
He was a ''[[silahdar]]'' at one point and was an ally of [[Djindji Khodja]].<ref name=Greene/> |
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When Yusuf Pasha returned to Constantinople in 1645, he married Fatma Sultan, the three-year-old daughter of Sultan [[Ibrahim of the Ottoman Empire|Ibrahim I]].<ref name="ÇelebiDankoff1991">{{cite book|author1=Evliya Çelebi|author2=Robert Dankoff|title=The Intimate Life of an Ottoman Statesman, Melek Ahmed Pasha (1588-1662): As Portrayed in Evliya Celebi's Book of Travels (Seyahat-name)|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YiWSuO6fdQYC&pg=PA39|year=1991|publisher=SUNY Press|isbn=978-0-7914-0640-3|page=39}}</ref> He was also given the [[Ibrahim Pasha Palace]] as a residence. However, one year later in 1646, he was executed by the Sultan at the persuasion of Yusuf Pasha's political rivals. |
When Yusuf Pasha returned to Constantinople in 1645, he married Fatma Sultan, the three-year-old daughter of Sultan [[Ibrahim of the Ottoman Empire|Ibrahim I]].<ref name="ÇelebiDankoff1991">{{cite book|author1=Evliya Çelebi|author2-link=Robert Dankoff|author2=Robert Dankoff|title=The Intimate Life of an Ottoman Statesman, Melek Ahmed Pasha (1588-1662): As Portrayed in Evliya Celebi's Book of Travels (Seyahat-name)|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YiWSuO6fdQYC&pg=PA39|year=1991|publisher=SUNY Press|isbn=978-0-7914-0640-3|page=39}}</ref> He was also given the [[Ibrahim Pasha Palace]] as a residence. However, one year later in 1646, he was executed by the Sultan at the persuasion of Yusuf Pasha's political rivals. |
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==Legacy== |
==Legacy== |
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*Boško Desnica, [http://www.srpsko-nasledje.co.rs/sr-l/1998/07/article-05.html excerpts from "Stojan Janković i uskočka Dalmacija"] |
*Boško Desnica, [http://www.srpsko-nasledje.co.rs/sr-l/1998/07/article-05.html excerpts from "Stojan Janković i uskočka Dalmacija"] |
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Latest revision as of 13:07, 3 July 2024
Silahdar Yusuf Pasha | |
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| Birth name | Josef Mašković |
| Born | c. 1604 Vrana, Croatia (Then Bosnia Eyalet of Ottoman Empire) |
| Died | 1646 Constantinople, Ottoman Empire |
| Allegiance |  Ottoman Empire |
| Service | Ottoman Navy |
| Years of service | fl. 1643–1646 |
| Wars and campaigns | Cretan War (1645–69) |
| Spouse(s) | Fatma Sultan |
Silahdar Yusuf Pasha (Turkish: Silahdar Yusuf Paşa, Arabic: يوسف باشا; c. 1604–1646) also known as Jusuf Mašković, was an Ottoman vezir and admiral (Kapudan Pasha, grand admiral of the Ottoman fleet), known for conquering Chania in western Crete in only 54 days in 1645 during the Cretan War (1645–69).[1] He built a large han, or Turkish inn, at Vrana in 1644, which still stands today.
Early life
[edit]A convert from Christianity, he was surnamed Mašković[1] (known in Croatian as Jusuf Mašković), and was born around 1604, in Vrana, a town in Ravni kotari in Dalmatia, at the time situated at the Venetian–Ottoman frontier. He was an ethnic Croat.[2] According to Frane Difnico, Yusuf was the servant of Durak Bey, while Girolamo Brusoni claims that his father was the servant of Halil Bey, and that Yusuf was the groomer of Ibrahim Bey Bećiragić in Nadin. Brusoni said that Yusuf eventually came into good relations with the Beys, who even claimed him as a relative and near friend ("Durachbeg, che si dice suo parente" "Il Sapitan bie Bessiraghch, suo amico"). At the service of the Bećiragići in Nadin, Josef learned Turkish and the Arabic script. Though he was a sharp and intelligent boy, he was in serious poverty; once an elder lady of Nadin saw him barefooted and gave him opanci (leather shoes). While following his master on a trip, he got to know a gatekeeper of the Porte, and decided to join Ottoman service in Constantinople.
Ottoman service
[edit]He was a silahdar at one point and was an ally of Djindji Khodja.[1]
When Yusuf Pasha returned to Constantinople in 1645, he married Fatma Sultan, the three-year-old daughter of Sultan Ibrahim I.[3] He was also given the Ibrahim Pasha Palace as a residence. However, one year later in 1646, he was executed by the Sultan at the persuasion of Yusuf Pasha's political rivals.
Legacy
[edit]He built a large han, or Turkish inn, at Vrana in 1644 named Maškovića Han.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Molly Greene, A shared world: Christians and Muslims in the early modern Mediterranean (2002), p. 17
- ^ Lovett Fielding Edwards (1 January 1974). The Yugoslav coast. Batsford. p. 130. ISBN 9780713428391.
Jusuf Maskovic, who was an Islamized Croat and not an ethnic Turk
- ^ Evliya Çelebi; Robert Dankoff (1991). The Intimate Life of an Ottoman Statesman, Melek Ahmed Pasha (1588-1662): As Portrayed in Evliya Celebi's Book of Travels (Seyahat-name). SUNY Press. p. 39. ISBN 978-0-7914-0640-3.
Sources
[edit]- Boško Desnica, excerpts from "Stojan Janković i uskočka Dalmacija"