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Alaeddin Pasha (vizier)

First Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire from 1320 to 1331


First Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire from 1320 to 1331

FieldValue
nameAlaeddin
honorific-suffixPasha
native_name
native_name_langota
officeGrand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire
term_start1320
term_end1331
monarchOsman I
Orhan
predecessor*Position established*
successorNizamüddin Ahmed Pasha
birth_placeCendere, Nallıhan, Turkey

| honorific-prefix = | honorific-suffix = Pasha Orhan | governor-general = Alaeddin Pasha () was the first Ottoman grand vizier. His father's name was Kemaleddin (), and thus he was usually called Hacı Kemaleddin oğlu Alaeddin Pasha or *Alaeddin bin Hacı Kemaleddin, *meaning "son of Hacı Kemaleddin" He was probably from the town of Cendere, from where the famous Çandarlı family also originated. He was a faqih (expert in Islamic law). He was appointed as the vizier during the last years of Osman I's reign (probably in 1320). He continued during Orhan's Bey's reign. Since there was only one vizier in the divan during the early years of the Ottoman beylik, his title was not actually grand vizier, but his post was equivalent to the post of the later grand viziers. Because of this, he is known as the first grand vizier of the Ottoman Empire.

He founded the first standing army for the Ottoman sultan, which would later on become the Janissaries. The new corps wore white caps in contrast to earlier red-cap Turkmen soldiers. Alaeddin's service as grand vizier ended before 1333.

Some sources claim that Alaeddin Pasha was Orhan's brother. Although Orhan had a brother named Alaeddin Pasha, brother Alaeddin and vizier Alaeddin are usually not believed to be the same person.

References

References

  1. Prof. Yaşar Yüce-Prof. Ali Sevim: ''Türkiye tarihi Cilt II'', AKDTYKTTK Yayınları, İstanbul, 1991 p 310
  2. Halil İnalcık:Kuruluş Dönemi OsmanlI Sultanları, İstanbul, ISAM, {{ISBN. 978-605-5586-06-5 p.24, 71-72
  3. Lord Kinross:Ottoman centuries (translated by Meral Gaspıralı), İstanbul, Altın Kitaplar, {{ISBN. 978-975-21-0955-1 p.26
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