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Sinan Pasha | |
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| Kapudan Pasha of the Ottoman Empire | |
| In office 1550–1553 | |
| Monarch | Suleiman I |
| Preceded by | Sokollu Mehmed Pasha |
| Succeeded by | Piyale Pasha |
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| Died | (1553-12-21)21 December 1553 |
| Resting place | Mihrimah Sultan Mosque,Üsküdar |
| Relations | Rustem Pasha (brother) |
| Children | 2 daughters and a son |
| Ethnicity | Croat |
Sinanuddin Yusuf Pasha or in shortSinan Pasha (Bosnian:Sinanudin Jusuf-paša orSinan-paša; died 21 December 1553) was anOttoman Grand Admiral (Kapudan Pasha), who served in theOttoman Navy for nearly four years between 1550 and the end of 1553, during the reign ofSuleiman the Magnificent. He was ofCroatian descent,[1] the predecessor ofPiali Pasha in this rank and the brother ofGrand VizierRustem Pasha, who in turn was married toMihrimah Sultan, a daughter of Suleiman the Magnificent andHurrem Sultan.
Sinan Pasha andDragut collaborated on several naval expeditions in theMediterranean Sea, particularly on the coasts ofItaly andNorth Africa. Sinan was not an expert on naval issues as much as Turgut Reis, who was a more popular commander among the admirals and captains of the navy, and this often caused conflict between the two. In an incident following the Ottomanconquest of Tripoli in 1551, the entire Ottoman fleet left Sinan Pasha on the shore and followed Turgut Reis into theTyrrhenian Sea, declaring that they would accept only Turgut as their commander. Turgut Reis, however, considered this to be mutiny and treason and ordered them to return to take Sinan Pasha with them. Sinan through his career was symbolized as a good and smart naval strategist, not as powerful as Turgut Reis still he was one of Sultan Suleiman's favorite military strategist and good friend, as Sultan Suleiman had a very favorable view of theBosnian Muslims.
Disturbed by this conflict, but favouring the talent of Turgut Reis, Sultan Suleiman ordered Sinan Pasha to"do whatever Turgut says." Most Ottoman seamen of that time, however, believed that Turgut Reis deserved the rank of Sinan Pasha.
There are conflicting descriptions about Sinan Pasha's character, the majority say that he was tall and smart with a long beard and a cold gaze. The Ottoman historian Peçevî wrote that"Sinan Pasha was a proud and megalomaniac man who would not listen to the opinions and complaints of others. He had a cold gaze." However, Spanish historians of that period wrote that"Sinan Pasha was a tall and strong man with a truly handsome face and a gallant heart. He was also very kind."[citation needed]
Sinan Pasha died on 21 December 1553 in his palace which was located at the presentSultanahmet Square inIstanbul, and was later buried at the garden ofMihrimah Sultan Mosque inÜsküdar, which was designed by the great Ottoman architectMimar Sinan.
Sinan Pasha had ordered the construction of agrand mosque with his name in theBeşiktaş district and wanted to be buried there, but the mosque could not be completed in time. Even though he had two daughters and a son, he left his entire fortune to Mihrimah Sultan (Sultana Mihrimah), the daughter of Sultan Suleiman and wife of his brother, Grand Vizier Rüstem Pasha.
