Benderli Ali Pasha was an Ottoman

Ottoman Empire

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 statesman

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. He was Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire

Grand Vizier

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He ruled from 23 March 1821 to 30 April 1821 as Grand Vizier of sultan Mahmud II

Mahmud II

Mahmud II was the 30th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1808 until his death in 1839. He was born in the Topkapi Palace, Istanbul, the son of Sultan Abdulhamid I...

 He came to Constantinople on 21 April 1828 and actually only nine days in power.

He was the last Grand Vizier, who was executed upon a clear order by the sultan (Mahmud II

Mahmud II

Mahmud II was the 30th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1808 until his death in 1839. He was born in the Topkapi Palace, Istanbul, the son of Sultan Abdulhamid I...

) the Greek War of Independence

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According to Ottoman biography textbook called Sicill-i Osmani, in 12 April 1821 he was diminished by Sultan Mahmut and was sent to exile in Rhodes

Rhodes

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 where he died later. Controversially according Ottoman annals by royal historian Vak'a-nüvis Ahmet Cevdet Efendi (textbook called Tarih-i Cevdet), he was sent in exile to Cyprus

Cyprus

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 and after his departure royal executors were send to the island. He was interred at Karacaahmet Cemetery

Karacaahmet Cemetery

The Karacaahmet Cemetery , located in Üsküdar district, is the oldest in Istanbul and, at , the largest burial ground in Turkey.The cemetery was named after a warrior companion of Orhan I, the second Ottoman sultan and is believed to have been founded in the mid-14th century...

 in the Üsküdar

Üsküdar

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 district of Istanbul

Istanbul

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