Kanijeli Siyavuş Paşa
Kanijeli Siyavuş Pasha (Sijavuš-paša Kanjižanin, died 1602, Istanbul) was an Ottoman statesman from the Sanjak of Bosnia, who served as a Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire. He was also the Beylerbey of Rumelia.
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Kanijeli Siyavuş Paşa

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- Name
- Siyavuş
- Birthplace
- Kanizsa, Ottoman Empire (modern-day Hungary)
- Died
- 1602
- Place of death
- Istanbul, Ottoman Empire (modern Turkey)
- Born
- 1505. · Sanjak of Bosnia.
- Nationality
- Ottoman Empire.
- Occupation
- politician and writer.
- Education
- Enderûn.
- Languages
- Ottoman Turkish, Arabic and Turkish.
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Kanijeli Siyavuş Pasha (Sijavuš-paša Kanjižanin, died 1602, Istanbul) was an Ottoman statesman from the Sanjak of Bosnia, who served as a Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire. He was also the Beylerbey of Rumelia.
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• Honorific Prefix — Kanijeli • Name — Siyavuş • Honorific Suffix — Pasha • Office1 — Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire • Term Start1 — 24 December 1582 • Term End1 — 28 July 1584 • Monarch1 — Murad III • Predecessor1 — Koca Sinan Pasha • Successor1 — Özdemiroğlu Osman Pasha • Term Start2 — 15 April 1586 • Term End2 — 2 April 1589 • Monarch2 — Murad III • Predecessor2 — Hadim Mesih Pasha • Successor2 — Koca Sinan Pasha • Term Start3 — 4 April 1592 • Term End3 — 28 January 1593 • Monarch3 — Murad III • Predecessor3 — Serdar Ferhad Pasha • Successor3 — Koca Sinan Pasha • Birthplace — Kanizsa, Ottoman Empire (modern-day Hungary) • Died — 1602 • Place of death — Istanbul, Ottoman Empire (modern Turkey) • Children — Sultanzade Ahmed Bey Sultanzade Mustafa Pasha Sultanzade Abdülkadir Bey Sultanzade Süleyman Bey Fülane Hanımsultan Kanijeli Siyavuş Pasha (Sijavuš-paša Kanjižanin, died 1602, Istanbul) was an Ottoman statesman from the Sanjak of Bosnia, who served as a Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire. He was also the Beylerbey of Rumelia.
Marriage and issue
Marriage and issue
In 1574, he married Fatma Sultan, the daughter of Sultan Selim II. They had four sons and a daughter; only one son lived to adulthood. • Sultanzade Ahmed Bey (1573–1582/1583) • Sultanzade Mustafa Paşah (1575 – April 1599). He had issue. • Sultanzade Abdülkaadir Bey (1577–1583) • Sultanzade Süleyman Bey (1579–1583) • Fülane Hanımsultan (October 1580 – October 1580). Born prematurely and died three days later. Her mother died in childbirth.
Identity and origins
Identity and origins
The authorities additionally record the headings Siyavush Pasha, Siyavuş Paşa and Kanijeli Siyavus Pasha. His recorded languages were Ottoman Turkish, Arabic, Turkish and Persian. His recorded confession was Islam. He married Fatma Sultan. Other recorded relations include Selim II and Nurbanu Sultan.

Tomb of Siyavuş Pasha in Eyüp, Istanbul
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1505
Kanijeli Siyavuş Paşa born at Sanjak of Bosnia.
1602
Kanijeli Siyavuş Paşa died on 1 January 1602.
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Sanjak of Bosnia.
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Istanbul.
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- And, Metin. Istanbul in the 16th Century: The City, the Palace, Daily Life. Akbank. 1994.
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