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Damat Ibrahim Pasha

Type Figure Region Ottoman Empire Time c. 1570–1603 Also known as Damat Ibrahim Pasha、İbrahim Pasha

Damat Ibrahim Pasha was an Ottoman statesman who became grand vizier after Ahmed I's accession in 1603, earning the title Damat through marriage into…

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  1. 1603Istanbul · Marmara RegionAfter Ahmed I acceded to the throne he appointed him grand vizier, relying on him to stabilize the new sultan's rule and handle military and political affairs concerning the Habsburgs and Persia; he gained the title Damat by marrying Hatice Sultan, the sultan's aunt.
  2. 1603Istanbul · Marmara RegionAssassinated in Istanbul in the same year he took office, reflecting the fierce factional infighting in the court during the young sultan's early reign; his brief tenure left a deep mark on Ahmed I's early domestic policy.

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