Zaganos | |
|---|---|
 Resting place of Zagan Pasha | |
| 12th Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire | |
| In office 1 June 1453 – 1456 | |
| Monarch | Mehmed II |
| Preceded by | Çandarlı Halil Pasha the Younger |
| Succeeded by | Mahmud Pasha Angelovic |
| Kapudan Pasha | |
| In office 1463–1466 | |
| Preceded by | Yakup Bey |
| Succeeded by | Mahmud Pasha Angelovic |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1426 |
| Died | 1469 (aged 42–43) Balıkesir, Ottoman Empire (modern Turkey) |
| Nationality | Ottoman |
| Spouse(s) | Sitti Nefise Hatun Fatma Hatun Anna Hatun |
| Children | First marriage Mehmed Bey Ali Çelebi Hatice Hatun Selçuk Hatun Second marriage Hamza Bey Ahmed Çelebi |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Ottoman Empire |
| Branch/service | Ottoman Navy Ottoman Army |
| Rank | Kapudan Pasha (grand admiral; 1463–1466) |
| Battles/wars | Fall of Constantinople Siege of Belgrade (1456) Ottoman conquest of the Morea |
Zaganos or Zagan Pasha (Ottoman Turkish: زاغنوس پاشا, Turkish: Zağanos Paşa, Albanian: Zognush Pasha; c. 1426 – 1469) was an Albanian Ottoman military commander, with the titles and ranks of kapudan pasha and the highest military rank, grand vizier, during the reign of Sultan Mehmed II "the Conqueror". Originally a Christian, who was conscripted and converted through the devşirme system, he became a Muslim and rose through the ranks of the janissaries. He became one of the prominent military commanders of Mehmed II and a lala – the sultan's advisor, mentor, tutor, councillor, protector, all at once. He removed his rival, the previous Grand Vizier Çandarlı Halil Pasha the Younger, amid the fall of Constantinople. He later served as the governor of Thessaly of Macedonia.