Pargalı Ibrahim Pasha
( * Um 1493 in Parga, Epirus; ابراهیم پاشا / IA Ibrahim Pasha † March 15, 1536 in Istanbul) Ibrahim Pasha called مقبول / makbul /, the favorite ' and later مقتول / maḳtūl /, the executed ', was 1523-1536 Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire. Because of the special closeness to Suleyman the Magnificent, whom he described as his " brother," he decreed compared to other dignitaries on a special position with extraordinary powers.
Life
The origin of Ibrahim Pasha can not be determined with certainty. Presumably, " the Europeans " ( فرنك / frenk ) was born around 1493 in a village near Parga on the coast of Epirus. His father, a Greek fisherman or boatman came, probably later named Yunus to Islam. Under what circumstances are and exactly when Ibrahim came to the court Şehzade Suleiman as a slave, is also not conclusively clarified.
After his accession to the throne in 1520, Süleyman raised his " bosom friend " Ibrahim with his appointment as Colonel - Falkonier ( iç - şāhīnciler - Agasi ) and the head of the large magnificent chamber ( HASS OTA BASI ) to the rank of Agha. In June 1523, Ibrahim Agha was appointed contrary to the usual practice for the Grand Vizier and at the same time to Begler - beğisi of Rumelia. Whether he was with Hadice Sultan, Suleiman the sister, married and thus a Damad, is controversial. Although This is supported by the several -week long, aligned with the utmost splendor wedding, but both contemporary sources as well as the majority of later chronicles give no information on a large gorgeous affinity.
Ibrahim Pasha was considered ambitious, intelligent and versatile formed, spoke several languages and was very interested in art and music. Above all, he also enjoyed an excellent reputation as a diplomat; in particular he knew about the relationship between the European states to the smallest detail about it. Culmination of his life's work was an alliance of the Ottoman Empire with France against the Habsburgs.
Ibrahim Pasha was responsible for the tactical management of the 1529 siege of Vienna. His plan was to undermine the Kärntnertor and storm ready to shoot, that seemed to be the weakest point in the fortifications of the city. Süleyman approved this project on October 1 and the Ottoman artillery opened fire. After the loss- attack on 14 October, the Sultan did not feel the failure of his troops as a defeat and made the Grand Vizier no accusations. On the night of October 15, began the withdrawal because of the beginning of winter.
On March 15, 1536, Ibrahim Pasha was strangled to Topkapi Palace.
Ibrahim Pasha lived in a private palace at the Hippodrome in whose remnants now houses the Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts. He was patron and promoter of the court poet hayali ( 1500? -1557 ).