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Koca Sinan Pasha

Type Figure Region Ottoman Empire Time c. 1506–1596 Also known as Grand Vizier Sinan Pasha

Koca Sinan Pasha (c. 1506–1596) was an Ottoman statesman and military commander, born to a Christian family and recruited into the palace through the…

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  1. 1578–1581Istanbul · IstanbulKoca Sinan Pasha served as grand vizier under Murad III, coordinating military supplies for the war against Persia and Balkan defenses, and reforming palace finances; he was a core vizier on whom the sultan relied.
  2. 1582–1590Mesopotamia · MesopotamiaIn the 1580s Koca Sinan Pasha was repeatedly recalled to office, directing the frontier war against Safavid Persia, deploying Anatolian corps and provincial governors to consolidate Ottoman positions on the Iraqi frontier.

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