Çorlulu Ali Pasha
| Çorlulu Ali Pasha |
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|---|---|
| Grand vizier | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 3 May 1706-15 June 1710 |
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| Monarch | Ahmet III |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1670 Çorlu, Tekirdağ, Turkey |
| Died | 1710 Lesbos, Greece |
| Religion | Sunni, Islam |
Çorlulu Damat Ali Pasha was an Ottoman grand vizier of the early 18th century (Çorlu 1670 - Lesbos 1711). After the Edirne event, Ahmet III appointed him as the beylerbey (high governor) of Aleppo (in modern Syria) and later beylerbey of Tripoli (modern Lebanon). In 1704 he returned to İstanbul as a member of the Ottoman Porte. In 1706, he was appointed as grand vizier. Two years later he married to Emine Sultana (daughter of the late sultan Mustafa II) and gained the title damat (groom). But his lucky days were over when Charles XII of Sweden sought refuge in Ottoman lands after his defeat at the Battle of Poltava. Peter I of Russia was trying to follow him in Ottoman lands and Charles was trying to persuade the Porte to declare war on Russia. [1] Ali Pasha wasn't able to follow a consistent policy and the Swedish ambassador accused him of accepting bribes from the Russians. On 15 June 1710 he was dismissed and appointed as the governor of Feodosiya (Kefe) (in modern Ukraine) . But before he was able to reach his new office, Ahmet III changed his mind and he was exiled to the island of Lesbos (in modern Greece) where he was soon executed.
References [edit]
- ^ Prof. Yaşar Yüce-Prof. Ali Sevim: Türkiye tarihi Cilt III, AKDTYKTTK Yayınları, İstanbul, 1991 p 23
| Preceded by Baltacı Mehmet Pasha |
Grand Vizier 3 may 1706 - 15 June 1710 |
Succeeded by Köprülü Numan Pasha |
