List of Ottoman Kaptan Pashas - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The Kapudan Pasha formerly known as the Captain Pasha, was the admiral

Grand Admiral

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of the navy

Ottoman Navy

The Ottoman Navy was established in the early 14th century. During its long existence it was involved in many conflicts; refer to list of Ottoman sieges and landings and list of Admirals in the Ottoman Empire for a brief chronology.- Pre-Ottoman:...

of the Ottoman Empire

Ottoman Empire

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. A total of 161 captains served between the establishment of the post under Bayezid I

Bayezid I

Bayezid I was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, from 1389 to 1402. He was the son of Murad I and Valide Sultan Gülçiçek Hatun.-Biography:Bayezid was born in Edirne and spent his youth in Bursa, where he received a high-level education...

and the establishment of the Ottoman Naval Ministry during the Tanzimat reforms.

Kapudan Pasha	Appointed	Vacated	Notes
Kara Mürsel Bey	1324
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Saruca Pasha	1390		Turk?
Çavlı Bey		1412	Turk?
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Baltaoğlu Süleyman Bey	1451	1453	Bulgarian?
Hamza Bey	1453	1456	Albanian
Has Yunus Bey	1456	1459
Kasım Bey	1459	1460
Kadim İsmail Bey	1461	1462	Devşirme?
Yakup Bey	1462	1463	Albanian
Zagan Pasha	1463	1466	previously grand vizier
Veli Mahmud Pasha Veli Mahmud Pasha Mahmud Pasha or Mahmud-paša Anđelović , also known simply as Adni, was a Serbian-born of Byzantine noble descent who became an Ottoman general and statesman, after being abducted as a child by the Sultan. As Veli Mahmud Paşa he was Grand Vizier in 1456–1468 and again in 1472–1474...	1466	1478	Greek, Croat, or mix; later grand vizier
Gedik Ahmed Pasha Gedik Ahmed Pasha Gedik Ahmed Pasha was an Ottoman grand vizier as well as an army and navy commander during the reigns of sultans Mehmed the Conqueror and Beyazid II....	1478	1480	Devşirme; invaded Mediterranean and seized Santa Maura Lefkada Lefkada, or Leucas or Leucadia , is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea on the west coast of Greece, connected to the mainland by a long causeway and floating bridge. The principal town of the island and seat of the municipality is Lefkada . It is situated on the northern part of the island,... , Kefalonia Kefalonia The island of Cephalonia, also known as Kefalonia, Cephallenia, Cephallonia, Kefallinia, or Kefallonia , is the largest of the Ionian Islands in western Greece, with an area of . It is also a separate regional unit of the Ionian Islands region, and the only municipality of the regional unit... , and Zante Zakynthos Zakynthos , also Zante, the other form often used in English and in Italian , is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea. It is the third largest of the Ionian Islands. It is also a separate regional unit of the Ionian Islands region, and the only municipality of the regional unit. It covers an area of ... ; later grand vizier
Mesih Pasha	1480	1491	Greek, converted member of the Palaiologoi; later grand vizier
Güveği Sinan Pasha	1491	1492	Devşirme?
Kara Nişancı Davud	1492	1503	Devşirme?
Küçük Davud Pasha	1503	1506
Hersekzade Ahmed Pasha	1506	1511	Slav; later grand vizier
İskender Ağa Pasha	1511	1514	Devşirme?
Sinan Bey	1514	1516	Devşirme?
Cafer Ağa Pasha	1516	1520	Devşirme?
Parlak Mustafa Pasha	1520	1522	Bosniak
Bayram Pasha	1522
Kurdoğlu Muslihiddin Reis
Süleyman Pasha		1531
Kemankeş Ahmed Bey	1531	1533	Devşirme?
Hayreddin Barbarossa	1533	1546	Turk; position of Kapudan Pasha raised to beylerbey Beylerbey Beylerbey is the Ottoman and Safavid title used for the highest rank in the hierarchy of provincial administrators It is in western terms a Governor-general, with authority... , granted Eyalets of the Islands of the Mediterranean and Ottoman Algeria Ottoman Algeria Ottoman Algeria was an Ottoman territory centered on Algiers, in modern Algeria. It was established around 1525 when Hayreddin Barbarossa recaptured the city. The Regency of Algiers was the principal center of Ottoman Empire power in the Maghreb. It was also a base from which attacks were made on...
Sokollu Mehmed Pasha	1546	1550	Bosniak; invaded Libya Tripoli Eyalet Tripoli Eyalet was an eyalet of the Ottoman Empire. The capital was in Tripoli. Its reported area in the 19th century was . Ottoman rule in the region began in 1516, but the eyalet wasn't established until 1579, when it was created from the north-western districts of the eyalets of Damascus and... ; later grand vizier
Sinan Pasha Sinan Pasha (Ottoman admiral) Sinanüddin Yusuf Pasha or in short Sinan Pasha, was a Kapudan Pasha of the Ottoman Navy for nearly four years between 1550 and the end of 1553, during the reign of Suleiman the Magnificent...	1550	1554	Croat; supported Turgut Reis Turgut Reis Turgut Reis was an Ottoman Admiral and privateer who also served as Bey of Algiers; Beylerbey of the Mediterranean; and first Bey, later Pasha, of Tripoli. Under his naval command the Ottoman Empire maritime was extended across North Africa... 's western raids; later grand vizier
Piyale Pasha Piyale Pasha Piyale Pasha , born in Viganj on the Pelješac peninsula, was a Croatian Ottoman admiral between 1553 and 1567 and an Ottoman Vizier after 1568. He was also known as Piale Pasha in the West or Pialí Bajá in Spain; )....	1554	1568	Croat; captured Corsica Invasion of Corsica (1553) The Invasion of Corsica of 1553 occurred when French, Ottoman and Corsican exile forces combined to capture the island of Corsica from the Genoese.... with the French Franco-Ottoman alliance The Franco-Ottoman alliance, also Franco-Turkish alliance, was an alliance established in 1536 between the king of France Francis I and the Turkish ruler of the Ottoman Empire Suleiman the Magnificent. The alliance has been called "the first non-ideological diplomatic alliance of its kind between a... in 1554, defeated Spanish at Piombino in 1555, raided Calabria, Salerno, Tuscany, Spain, and seized the Balearics Ottoman invasion of the Balearic islands (1558) An Ottoman raid of the Balearic islands was accomplished by the Ottoman Empire in 1558, against the Spanish Habsburg territory of the Balearic islands.-Background:... in 1558, won crushing Battle of Djerba Battle of Djerba The naval Battle of Djerba took place in May 1560 near the island of Djerba, Tunisia in which the Ottomans under Piyale Pasha's command overwhelmed a large joint European fleet, chiefly Spanish forces, sinking half its ships.-Background:... in 1560; captured Naples in 1563
Müezzinzade Ali Pasha	1568	7 Oct 1571	Effected conquest of Cyprus Ottoman Cyprus The Eyalet of Cyprus was created in 1571, and changed its status frequently. It was a sanjak of the Eyalet of the Archipelago from 1660 to 1703, and again from 1784 onwards; a fief of the Grand Vizier , and again an eyalet for the short period 1745-1748.- Ottoman raids and conquest :Throughout the... from Venice Republic of Venice The Republic of Venice or Venetian Republic was a state originating from the city of Venice in Northeastern Italy. It existed for over a millennium, from the late 7th century until 1797. It was formally known as the Most Serene Republic of Venice and is often referred to as La Serenissima, in... , but killed at Lepanto Battle of Lepanto The Battle of Lepanto normally refers to the 1571 Holy League victory over the Ottoman fleet. There were also three earlier battles fought in the vicinity of Lepanto:*Battle of Naupactus in 429 BC, an Athenian victory during the Peleoponnesian War...
Kılıç Ali Paşa	1571	21 Jun 1587	Italian, born Giovanni Dionigi Galeni, known after conversion as Uluç and Uluç Ali Reis; rebuilt Turkish fleet, recaptured Tunis from Don Juan and ended War of Cyprus, raided Calabria and put down numerous revolts
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Cigalazade Yusuf Sinan Pasha Cigalazade Yusuf Sinan Pasha Cigalazade Yusuf Sinan Pasha , meaning son of Cigala, was an Ottoman statesman of Italian background, who held the office of Grand Vizier for forty days between 27 October to 5 December 1596, during the reign of Mehmed III....	1591	1595	Italian, born Scipione Cicala; first term; later grand vizier
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Cigalazade Yusuf Sinan Pasha Cigalazade Yusuf Sinan Pasha Cigalazade Yusuf Sinan Pasha , meaning son of Cigala, was an Ottoman statesman of Italian background, who held the office of Grand Vizier for forty days between 27 October to 5 December 1596, during the reign of Mehmed III....	1599	1604	second term; previously grand vizier
Derviş Pasha	1604		Bosniak
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Cataldjali Hasan Pasha	1625	1631
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Gazi Hüseyin Pasha Gazi Hüseyin Pasha Ghazi Husain Pasha or Deli Husain Pasha was an Ottoman military officer and stateman. He was Kapudan Pasha in the 1630s and briefly Grand Vizier in the late 1650s.- Early years :...	1632	1635	Turk; later grand vizier
Kemankeş Mustafa Pasha Kemankeş Mustafa Pasha Kemankeş Mustafa Pasha was a 17th century Ottoman military officer and statesman. He served as Kapudan Pasha and as Grand Vizier.- Early life :...	17 Oct 1635	24 Dec 1638	Albanian, later grand vizier
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Gazi Hüseyin Pasha Gazi Hüseyin Pasha Ghazi Husain Pasha or Deli Husain Pasha was an Ottoman military officer and stateman. He was Kapudan Pasha in the 1630s and briefly Grand Vizier in the late 1650s.- Early years :...	1639	1641	Turk
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Kara Musa Pasha Kara Musa Pasha Kara Musa Pasha was an Ottoman soldier and statesman who was named grand vizier by Sultan Ibrahim I on 16 September 1647 after Nevesinli Salih Pasha's execution. Kara Musa-paša was born in the village Vikoča in the vecinity of Foča, now Bosnia and Herzegovina. He was born to the family of...	1646	21 Sept 1647	Bosniak; died at Kandiye Siege of Candia The Siege of Candia was a military conflict in which Ottoman forces besieged the Venetian-ruled city and were ultimately victorious. Lasting from 1648 to 1669, it was the longest siege in history.-Background:... during Cretan War before he could receive his promotion to grand vizier
Kılavuz Köse Ali Pasha	1647	1648
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Koca Dervish Mehmed Pasha Koca Dervish Mehmed Pasha Koca Dervish Mehmed Pasha was an Ottoman military officer and statesman from Circassia.He was created Kapudan Pasha in 1652 and promoted to Grand Vizier on 21 March 1653. He held the position until 28 October 1654.- References :...	1652	1652	Circassian; later grand vizier
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Kara Murad Pasha Kara Murad Pasha Kara Murad Pasha or Kara Dev Murad Pasha was a mid-17th century Ottoman statesman and military officer. He served as Kapudan Pasha and twice as Grand Vizier. His epithets refer to his courage and to his size....	1653	11 May 1655	Albanian; effected the breakout First Battle of the Dardanelles during the Cretan War; prior and later grand vizier
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Merzifonlu Kara Mustafa Pasha	1666	1670	Turk; later grand vizier
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Mezzo Morto Hüseyin Pasha	1695	1701	Turk or Aragonese Crown of Aragon The Crown of Aragon Corona d'Aragón Corona d'Aragó Corona Aragonum controlling a large portion of the present-day eastern Spain and southeastern France, as well as some of the major islands and mainland possessions stretching across the Mediterranean as far as Greece... ; commanded at Andros in 1696 during the Morean War Morean War The Morean War is the better known name for the Sixth Ottoman–Venetian War. The war was fought between 1684–1699, as part of the wider conflict known as the "Great Turkish War", between the Republic of Venice and the Ottoman Empire... , attempted moderate reforms and published the Kannunname
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Baltacı Mehmet Pasha Baltacı Mehmet Pasha Baltacı Mehmet Pasha was an Ottoman grand vizier. -Early years:Mehmet was born in Osmancık, near Çorum . He was of Turkish origin. He travelled to North Africa, which was then Ottoman territory...	1704	1704	Turk; later grand vizier
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Kaymak Mustafa Pasha	1721	1730	Bosniak
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Hacı Hüseyin Pasha	1732	1732
Koca Bekir Pasha	1732	1733	Turk; first term
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Hacı Mehmed Pasha I			c. 1735. Turk?
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Râtip Ahmed Pasha	1743	1744	Turk
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Koca Bekir Pasha	1750	1753	Turk; second term
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Eğribozlu İbrahim Pasha		1769	Turk?
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Mandalzade Hüsameddin Pasha	1770	1770	Removed following the disastrous naval defeat at Chesma Battle of Chesma The naval Battle of Chesma took place on 5 -7 July 1770 near and in Çeşme Bay, in the area between the western tip of Anatolia and the island of Chios, which was the site of a number of past naval battles between the Ottoman Empire and the Republic of Venice... during the Russo-Turkish War of 1768-1774
Cezayirli Gazi Hasan Pasha Cezayirli Gazi Hasan Pasha Cezayirli Gazi Hasan Pasha or Hasan Pasha of Algiers was an Ottoman captain, Grand Admiral , Grand Vizier and general of the late 18th century....	1770	1790 or 1789	Dislodged Russians from Aegean, commanded forces during the Russo-Turkish Wars of 1768-1774 and 1787-1792; later grand vizier
Koca Yusuf Pasha Koca Yusuf Pasha Koca Yusuf Pasha was an Ottoman statesman. He was grand vizier from January 25, 1786, to May 28, 1789, and Kapudan Pasha after December 19, 1789....	19 Dec 1789		Georgian; former grand vizier
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Küçük Hüseyin Pasha	11 Mar 1792	7 Dec 1803	Georgian; commanded the Turkish invasion fleet of French-occupied Egypt
Mehmed Kadri Pasha	1803	1804
Hafız İsmail Pasha	1804	1805	later grand vizier
Hacı Salih Pasha	1805	1805	Turk; later grand vizier
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Hacı Mehmed Pasha II	21 Nov 1806	1808	Turk
Seydi Ali Pasha	1807 or 1808	1808	Georgian
Abdullah Ramiz Efendi	1808	1808	Crimean Tatar
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Husrev Pasha	1811	1818	Abazin; later grand vizier
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Deli Abdullah Pasha		1821	Turk later grand vizier
Nasuhzade Ali Pasha	1821	7 Jun 1822	Albanian; also known as Kara-Ali Pasha; commanded Turkish fleet during the Greek War of Independence Greek War of Independence The Greek War of Independence, also known as the Greek Revolution was a successful war of independence waged by the Greek revolutionaries between... : directed Massacre of Samothrace, killed by fireship directed by Constantine Kanaris Constantine Kanaris Constantine Kanaris or Canaris was a Greek Prime Minister, admiral and politician who in his youth was also a freedom fighter, pirate, privateer and merchantman.-Early life:... following Massacre of Chios; ancestor of Turkish author Nasuh Mahruki Nasuh Mahruki Ali Nasuh Mahruki is a professional mountain climber, writer, photographer and documentary film producer. An all-round outdoor sportsman, he climbed to the summit of Mount Everest and was the first ever Turkish person to climb the Seven Summits.Ali Nasuh Mahruki was born in Istanbul...
>Kara Mehemet	1822
>Husrev Pasha	dec 1822	end 1826
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Çengeloğlu Tahir Mehmed Pasha	Nov 1832	1836	Turk
Ahmed Fevzi Pasha	10 Nov 1836	1839	Greek, defected to Egypt Khedivate of Egypt The Khedivate of Egypt was an autonomous tributary state of the Ottoman Empire.- Rise of Muhammad Ali :The Egypt Eyalet was an eyalet of the Ottoman Empire. The eyalet was ruled locally by the Mamluk military caste and their various beys , who started to fight amongst themselves for control of...
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Topal İzzet Pasha	1840		Reformer
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unknown			Loses administrative control of the Eyalet of the Islands c. 1848
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Mahmud Pasha	1853
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unknown		13 March 1867	Office abolished

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