Education, History
Ibrahim Pasha: biography of the magnificent Vizier
Ibrahim Pasha, Vizier Suleiman, whose biography became interesting to many contemporaries in the light of the series "Magnificent Century", was one of the greatest Sultan's advisers of his time. What is interesting, like the famous Roksolana-Hurrem, he had not Turkish roots at all, but was a native of Europe. Actually, he was known also under the name "Frank", which in Turkish means "European".
Ibrahim Pasha: biography of early years
The future state counselor was born in 1493 a small town in the territory of modern Greece. Most likely, he had Italian roots. Ibrahim Pasha, whose biography will later be full of brilliant victories at the highest level, spent his childhood in the family of a metallurgist. Like another well-known European in the Ottoman Yard, the young man was kidnapped at an early age by pirates, and then sold into slavery in the palace of Manissa. It should be noted that the city of Manissa according to the traditions of the Ottoman dynasty was in fact a nursery for the upbringing of future sultans. Here future heirs were brought up, here they became father's governors, passing a kind of practice in management. It was in this palace that the young slave got acquainted with his contemporary, Shehzadeh Suleiman, the Turkish prince. Two young people were soon bound by friendship, which, together with the flexible mind of Europe
Vizier Ibrahim Pasha: biography
Roksolana's favoritism evoked envy and jealousy, and with them intrigues and intrigues from other Sultan's wives, especially Mahidevran. Similar things happened to Ibrahim. The successes of the former slave did not give rest to other high-ranking officials of the state, who themselves hoped to take those positions that were given to him. He became a favorite of Sultan Suleiman, while turning into an object of hatred from the side of the rest of the retinue. Ibrahim Pasha, whose biography numbered many deadly dangers,
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