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Hadim Ali Pasha

Type Figure Region Ottoman Empire Time c. 1423–1511 Also known as Eunuch Ali Pasha

An Ottoman eunuch commander and statesman of the late 15th and early 16th centuries, he served as governor of Egypt, fleet commander, and grand vizie…

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  1. c. 1423–1485Didymoteicho · Ottoman EmpireBorn in Thrace, he entered the palace as a eunuch in childhood and rose steadily under Mehmed II and Bayezid II, earning the title of pasha and provincial governorships through his military talent.
  2. 1486–1500Cairo · Former Mamluk LandsGovernor of Egypt from 1486 to 1488, he reformed provincial military and civil administration. In the 1490s he led the Ottoman fleet against Mamluk and Venetian forces in the Mediterranean, defeating the Mamluk fleet at the Battle of Chio in 1495 and consolidating Ottoman dominance in the eastern Mediterranean.
  3. 1501–1511Istanbul · Ottoman EmpireAppointed grand vizier in 1501, he became Bayezid II's chief minister, overseeing imperial administration and military affairs. In his later years he directed an Indian Ocean expedition against Portugal to contest the spice routes, and was killed in action in 1511.

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