Silahdar Yusuf Pasha

Silahdar

Yusuf Pasha
Birth nameJosef Mašković
Bornc. 1604
Vrana, Croatia (Then Bosnia Eyalet of Ottoman Empire)
Died1646
Constantinople, Ottoman Empire
Allegiance Ottoman Empire
Branch Ottoman Navy
Service yearsfl. 1643–1646
Wars and campaignsCretan War (1645–69)
SpouseFatma Sultan

Silahdar Yusuf Pasha (Turkish: Silahdar Yusuf Paşa, Ottoman Turkish: سلاحدار یوسف پاشا; c. 1604–1646) also known as Jusuf Mašković, was an Ottoman vezir and admiral (Kapudan Pasha, grand admiral of the Ottoman fleet), known for conquering Chania in western Crete in only 54 days in 1645 during the Cretan War (1645–69). He built a large han, or Turkish inn, at Vrana in 1644, which still stands today.

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