Judar Pasha

Judar Pasha (Arabic: جؤذر باشا) was a Spanish-Maghrebi military leader under the Saadian sultan Ahmad al-Mansur in the late 16th century. He led the Saadian army in the conquest of the Songhai Empire.

Born as Diego de Guevara in Cuevas del Almanzora, Castile, Judar had been captured by Muslim slave-raiders as a young boy. His captors castrated him. As a young boy, he joined the service of Saadian Sultan Ahmad al-Mansur, who had many other eunuch officers. Judar was often described by reference to his blue eyes.