Malkoçoğlu family

Malkoçov-Malkocoglu Family (Turkish: Malkoçoğulları), is one of the certain families that led the Akıncı corps in Ottoman Empire between 14th-16th centuries. They served mainly in the Balkan conquest of the empire. The members of the family usually served as Bey, Sanjak-bey, Beylerbey, Pasha and Castle Commanders. They were of Orthodox Christian Serb extraction.

Known Members of the Malkoçoğlu Family

--Malkoç Bey: (full name: Hamidoğlu Malkoç) He is one of the commanders of Sultan Murad I and Bayezid I. The family has been named after him. The battles he participated: 1st Kosovo, Battle of Nicopolis.

--Malkoçoğlu Mustafa Bey: Son of the Malkoc Bey. He fought alongside his father in 1st Kosovo as the left side archer commander. He was in command of Sivas Castle during the Timurid invasion of Anatolia and defended the castle with 3000 soldiers against the Timur's 200,000 men for 18 days. Timur fooled him with a fake peace offering and killed all Turkish soldiers, including Malkoçoğlu Mustafa Bey.

--Malkoçoğlu Mehmet Bey: Younger son of the Malkoc Bey. He fought alongside his father in all campaigns and died before Malkoc Bey in 1385. His grave is in Gebze at a Türbe.

--Malkoçoğlu Hamza Bey: Son of the Malkoçoğlu Mustafa Bey. He is the Sanjak-bey of the Nicopolis in Mehmed II's reign. The Voivode of Wallachia, Vlad III the Impaler, assassinated him in 1461.

--Malkoçoğlu Bali Bey: Son of the Malkoçoğlu Hamza Bey. He was graduated from Enderun-ı Hümayün which was established as a university inside the Ottoman Palace by Mehmed II. He served as the Beylerbey of Silistra during Mehmed II's reign. He is famous for his raids through the Lechia, the Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi Defence and Petrovaradin conquest.

--Malkoçoğlu Ali Bey: Son of the Malkoçoğlu Bali Bey. He served as the Sanjak-bey of Sofia and joined the Battle of Chaldiran with his forces. Ismail I killed him in 1514, during the Battle of Chaldiran.

--Malkoçoğlu Turali Bey: Son of the Malkoçoğlu Bali Bey. He was the Sanjak-bey of Silistra and like his brother Malkoçoğlu Ali Bey, he got killed by Ismail I in 1514, during the Battle of Chaldiran.

--Malkoçoğlu Damat Yahya Paşa:

--Yahyapaşazade Malkoçoğlu Bali Bey:

--Yahyapaşazade Malkoçoğlu Mehmet Bey:

--Gazi Kızan Mehmet Paşa:

--Yahyapaşazade Malkoçoğlu Ahmet Bey:

--Şifalı Arslan Paşa:

--Derviş Bey:

--Yavuz Ali Paşa: A Grand Vizier from October 16, 1603 to July 26, 1604.

See also

• Ottoman family tree (simplified)