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Köprülü Fazıl Ahmed Pasha

Type Figure Region Ottoman Empire Time 1635–1676 Also known as Köprülü Fazıl Ahmed Pasha、Fazıl Ahmed Pasha

Son of Köprülü Mehmed Pasha, an Ottoman statesman and military commander. He took part in military and political affairs alongside his father in the …

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  1. 1635–1655Istanbul · IstanbulBorn in Istanbul, he received an Islamic and military education, preparing for a later entry into the empire's senior military and political system.
  2. 1656–1660Istanbul · IstanbulAfter his father became grand vizier, Fazül Ahmed was promoted to vizier and took part in military and political decision-making, holding important military posts on the Transylvanian and Venetian fronts.
  3. 1661–1676Istanbul · IstanbulSucceeded his father as grand vizier, directing the conclusion of the Cretan War, diplomacy toward envoys of Poland, and the subsequent general war against the Habsburgs, Poland, and Venice, until his death from illness in 1676.

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