Boynuyaralı Mehmed Pasha
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Boynuyaralı Mehmed Pasha |
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Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire | |
In office 26 April 1656 – 15 September 1656 |
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Monarch | Mehmed IV |
Preceded by | Abaza Siyavuş Pasha I |
Succeeded by | Köprülü Mehmed Pasha |
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Died | 1665 Eyüp, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire |
Nationality | Ottoman |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Ottoman Empire |
Battles/wars | Ottoman–Safavid War (1623–39) (WIA) |
Boynuyaralı Mehmed Pasha (died 1665 in Eyüp, Istanbul) was an Ottoman statesman. He was grand vizier of the Ottoman Empire from 26 April 1656 to 15 September 1656.[1]
Mehmed Pasha fought in the Ottoman–Safavid War of 1623–39 under sultan Murad IV. He was wounded in the neck during a battle, earning him the epithet Boynuyaralı ("Wounded-neck" in Turkish).[2]
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Preceded by | Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire 26 April 1656 – 15 September 1656 |
Succeeded by Köprülü Mehmed Pasha |
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