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Çandarlı Halil Pasha the Younger

Type Figure Region Ottoman Empire Time c. 1400–1453 Also known as Çandarlı Halil Pasha

Halil Pasha Çandarlı (c. 1400–1451), an Ottoman of the Çandarlı family, served as grand vizier 1439–1453 under Murad II and Mehmed II, championing th…

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  1. 1439–1444Edirne · Ottoman EmpireHalil Pasha succeeded Nizamuddin Pasha as grand vizier in 1439, controlling government on behalf of the Çandarlı family and the old Turkish nobility, and directing diplomacy and military affairs with Hungary at the end of Murad II's first reign.
  2. 1444–1446Edirne · Ottoman EmpireAfter Murad abdicated, Halil Pasha dominated Mehmed's first reign. During the crusader invasion he pressed for Murad's recall, and even after the victory at Varna he opposed Murad's immediate restoration, clashing sharply with Zaganos Pasha's faction.
  3. 1446–1450Edirne · Ottoman EmpireIn the Büyükköy mutiny of 1446, Halil Pasha again organized Murad II's restoration, and Mehmed was deposed and sent to Manisa. Halil continued as grand vizier, maintaining a conservative foreign policy and opposing a risky attempt on Constantinople, until Murad's death.

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