Yeğen Osman Pasha

Yeğen

Osman

Agha or Pasha
Yeğen; Osman; Agha or Pasha
Died	1689
Allegiance	Ottoman Empire
Commands	? – 1687: commander of Anatolian sekbans; 1687: sanjakbey and serçeşme of the Sanjak of Karahisar-i Sahib; 1687: beylerbey of Rumelia; 1688: governor of Belgrade;
Conflicts	Siege of Belgrade (1688);

Yeğen Osman Pasha or Yeğen Osman Aga was 17th-century Ottoman military officer of Armenian origin. After being commander of sekban (peasant mercenaries) units in Anatolia, he was appointed first to position of sanjakbey and serçeşme of the Sanjak of Karahisar-i Sahib. In 1687 for a couple of months he was also the beylerbey of Rumelia Eyalet, which was the highest position he held.