Zagan Pasha

Zaganos
Resting place of Zagan Pasha
12th Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire
In office
1 June 1453 – 1456
MonarchMehmed II
Preceded byÇandarlı Halil Pasha the Younger
Succeeded byMahmud Pasha Angelovic
Kapudan Pasha
In office
1463–1466
Preceded byYakup Bey
Succeeded byMahmud Pasha Angelovic
Personal details
Bornc. 1426
Died1469(1469-00-00) (aged 42–43)
Balıkesir, Ottoman Empire (modern Turkey)
NationalityOttoman
Spouse(s)Sitti Nefise Hatun
Fatma Hatun
Anna Hatun
ChildrenFirst marriage
Mehmed Bey
Ali Çelebi
Hatice Hatun
Selçuk Hatun
Second marriage
Hamza Bey
Ahmed Çelebi
Military service
AllegianceOttoman Empire
Branch/serviceOttoman Navy
Ottoman Army
RankKapudan Pasha (grand admiral; 1463–1466)
Battles/warsFall 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.