Black Musa

This article is about the Ottoman soldier and amir. For the Ethiopian Monk, priest and martyr, see Moses the Black.
Black Musa
Born1880
Ottoman Crete, Ottoman Empire
(now Crete, Greece)
Died1919 (aged 38–39)
Üsküdar, Constantinople, Ottoman Empire
(now Istanbul, Turkey)
Other namesMusa Bey, Sudanese Black Musa Bey, Black Moses
OccupationIntelligence officer

Black Musa (Turkish: Zenci Musa) or Sudanli Zenci Musa Bey (1880–1919) was a member of the Special Organization and a volunteer soldier in the Ottoman Empire; he participated in every war involving the empire from the Italo-Turkish War to World War I. He is known as Eşref Sencer Kuşçubaşı's aide and amir.

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