Abaza Mehmed Pasha

For other uses, see Abaza Pasha (disambiguation).
Abaza Mehmed Pasha
Abaza Mehmed
Beylerbey of the Bosnia Eyalet
In office
1628–1631
Beylerbey of Erzurum
Beylerbey of the Aleppo and Marash Eyalets
Treasurer of Aleppo
GovernorAli Pasha Janbulad

Abaza Mehmed Pasha (Turkish: Abaza Mehmed Paşa, Abkhaz: Меҳмеҭ Росҭом-иԥа Лакырба, ма Кыржәаа); 1576 – August 23, 1634) was a statesman and military commander of the Ottoman Empire, the namesake of the Abaza rebellion.[1] He was the beylerbey of the Bosnia Eyalet in 1628–1631. He was executed by sultan Murat IV in 1634.

He was involved in the Abaza and Celali rebellions.

  1. ^ Selcuk Aksin Somel (13 February 2003). Historical Dictionary of the Ottoman Empire. Scarecrow Press. pp. 37–. ISBN 978-0-8108-6606-5.