On this day (31 October 1661 CE), Köprülü Mehmed Pasha, Grand Vizier of the Ottoman State died in Edirne, modern-day Turkey at the age of 86 years. He was appointed Grand Vizier of the Ottomans by the Ottoman Sultan Mehmed IV (grandson of Sultan Ahmed I). Köprülü Mehmed Pasha’s appointment saw him granted many powers …
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According to Köprülü, Mehmed Fuad, the writer of “The Seljuks of Anatolia” book, Qutalmish Bey has five sons, one of the…
According to Köprülü, Mehmed Fuad, the writer of “The Seljuks of Anatolia” book, Qutalmish Bey has five sons, one of them was Mansur and the other famous son was Suleiman ibn Qutalmish. Suleiman ibn Qutalmish founded an independent Seljuk Turkish state in Anatolia and ruled as Seljuk Sultan of Rum from 1077 until he died …
Köprülü Mehmed Pasha was the founder of the Köprülü political dynasty of the Ottoman Empire, a family of viziers, warrio…
Köprülü Mehmed Pasha was the founder of the Köprülü political dynasty of the Ottoman Empire, a family of viziers, warriors, and statesmen who dominated the administration of the Ottoman Empire during the last half of the 17th century. This era is known as the Köprülü era. Köprülü was called to Istanbul, where he accepted the …