Koca Sinan Pasha
Koca Sinan | |
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Sinan Pasha by Georg Greblinger, 1648 | |
| Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire | |
| In office 1 December 1595 – 3 April 1596 | |
| Monarch | Mehmed III |
| Preceded by | Lala Mehmed Pasha |
| Succeeded by | Damat Ibrahim Pasha |
| In office 7 July 1595 – 19 November 1595 | |
| Monarch | Mehmed III |
| Preceded by | Ferhad Pasha |
| Succeeded by | Lala Mehmed Pasha |
| In office 28 January 1593 – 16 February 1595 | |
| Monarch | Murad III |
| Preceded by | Kanijeli Siyavuş Pasha |
| Succeeded by | Ferhad Pasha |
| In office 14 April 1589 – 1 August 1591 | |
| Monarch | Murad III |
| Preceded by | Kanijeli Siyavuş Pasha |
| Succeeded by | Ferhad Pasha |
| In office 7 August 1580 – 6 December 1582 | |
| Monarch | Murad III |
| Preceded by | Lala Kara Mustafa Pasha |
| Succeeded by | Kanijeli Siyavuş Pasha |
| Ottoman Governor of Egypt | |
| In office 1571–1573 | |
| Preceded by | Çerkes Iskender Pasha |
| Succeeded by | Hüseyin Pasha Boljanić |
| In office 1567–1569 | |
| Preceded by | Mahmud Pasha |
| Succeeded by | Çerkes Iskender Pasha |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1506 |
| Died | 3 April 1596 (aged 89–90) |
| Spouse | Esmehan Hanımsultan |
| Children | Mehmed Pasha Emine Hanim Hatice Hanim Hüma Hanim |
| Ethnicity | Albanian |
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Koca Sinan Pasha (Turkish: Koca Sinan Paşa, "Sinan the Great", Albanian: Koxha Sinan Pasha; c. 1506 – 3 April 1596) was an Albanian-born Ottoman Grand Vizier, military figure, and statesman. From 1580 until his death he served five times as Grand Vizier. He is remembered as one of the most capable men in a long line of Grand Viziers throughout Ottoman history.