Davud Pasha (Turkish: Koca Davud Paşa; 1446–1498), also known with the epithet "Koca", was an OttomanAlbanian general and grand vizier of the Ottoman Empire from 1482 to 1497 during the reign of Bayezid II. He became a damat ("bridegroom") to the Ottoman dynasty by marrying an Ottoman princess.
Davud Pasha was probably a converted Muslim and formerly Christian Albanian, who during his childhood lived in Istanbul and was conscripted in the system in the ranks of the Ottoman army ( in which he was sent by his own family to make career), where he was converted to Islam.[1][2]
As grand vizier, he led the Ottoman army in the 1487 campaign of the Ottoman-Mamluk War. Initially Davud Pasha planned an all-out offensive expedition against the Mamluks, but his plan was cancelled by Bayezid II, who assigned him to attack the Turgutlu and Varsak tribes. When Davud Pasha reached the Turgut and Varsak territories, the Varsak leaders, including the chief of the tribe, submitted to him and swore allegiance to the Ottoman Empire.[3]
He died in Didymoteicho on October 20, 1498, leaving behind a large estate, with which several public works were constructed.
Public works
Davud Pasha's public works are mainly found in the Forum Arcadii area of modern Istanbul. In that area he built a mosque with 108 shops around it, a madrasa, a school, a hospice, a soup kitchen for the poor population and a public fountain dating to 1485.[5][6] The whole neighborhood was consequently named after him as the Davutpaşa neighborhood, part of the Fatih district in modern times. In the Yenikapı neighborhood he built a palace, a landing stage, eleven shops and public baths. His other public works include a bedestan in Bitola and shops in Skopje and Bursa.[5] Davud Pasha's baths in modern Skopje are the largest baths in the Balkans; in modern times they are used as an art gallery.[7]
^Shaw, Stanford J. (1976-10-29). History of the Ottoman Empire and modern Turkey. Cambridge University Press. p. 72. ISBN978-0-521-29163-7. Retrieved 6 October 2010.
^ abBabinger, Franz; Manheim, Ralph; Hickman, William C. (1992). Mehmed the Conqueror and His Time. Princeton University Press. p. 362. ISBN978-0-691-01078-6. Retrieved 6 October 2010.
^ abHar-El, Shai (1995). Struggle for domination in the Middle East: the Ottoman-Mamluk War, 1485-91. BRILL. p. 149. ISBN978-90-04-10180-7. Retrieved 6 October 2010.
^Setton, Kenneth M.; Hazard, Harry W.; Zacour, Norman P., eds. (1989). A History of the Crusades, Volume VI: The Impact of the Crusades on Europe. Madison and London: University of Wisconsin Press. p. 329. ISBN0-299-10740-X.
^ abSingh, Nagendra Kr (2002-09-01). International encyclopaedia of Islamic dynasties. Anmol Publications PVT. LTD. p. 366. ISBN978-81-261-0403-1. Retrieved 6 October 2010.
^Behar, Cem (2003). A neighborhood in Ottoman Istanbul: fruit vendors and civil servants in the Kasap İlyas Mahalle. SUNY Press. p. 32. ISBN978-0-7914-5682-8. Retrieved 7 October 2010.
^Evans, Thammy (2010-01-01). Macedonia. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 117. ISBN978-1-84162-297-2. Retrieved 6 October 2010.
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