Hurşid Ahmed Pasha (died 1822) was a prominent Ottoman General and Grand Vizier during the early 19th century.
Of Circassian origin, he was born in the Caucasus to a Christian priest. He was taken as a youth, converted to Islam and enrolled in the Janissaries. There he acquired the favour of Sultan Mahmud II and occupied several high positions. In March 1809 he was sent to Serbia in order to repress the revolt of Karađorđe Petrović. On 5 Septembe...
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Hurşid Ahmed Pasha (died 1822) was a prominent Ottoman General and Grand Vizier during the early 19th century.
Of Circassian origin, he was born in the Caucasus to a Christian priest. He was taken as a youth, converted to Islam and enrolled in the Janissaries. There he acquired the favour of Sultan Mahmud II and occupied several high positions. In March 1809 he was sent to Serbia in order to repress the revolt of Karađorđe Petrović. On 5 September 1812 he was named Grand Vizier (Prime Minister), a post he held until 1 April 1815. He remained on campaign in Serbia as commander-in-chief (serasker), and brought the uprising to an end after recapturing Belgrade in October 1813. In that year he was named governor of Bosnia and from that position he campaigned with success against the Second Serbian Uprising led by Miloš Obrenović.
In November 1820 he was named mora valisi, governor of the Morea (the Peloponnese), with seat at Tripoli and serasker of the expedition against the apostate Ali...
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