محمد باشا الصوقللي
محمد باشا الصوقللي
c. 1579 CE · 987 AH
Sokollu Mehmed Pasha (d. ~1579) — the grand vizier who effectively reigned under Selim II: the 1567 Austrian peace, Cyprus, the Astrakhan campaign and the Don–Volga canal; his assassination by palace intrigue under Murad III 'opened the door to evil' in the making and unmaking of viziers 1.
At a glance
- Roles
- Ruler · military
- Era
- The Gunpowder Empires
- Region
- Anatolia
- Review
- Draft Completeness 2/5 · Help complete it
Life in time
Overview
Mehmed Pasha Sokollu, Ottoman grand vizier. al-Salabi describes him as an outstanding vizier, a warrior and a capable statesman. Sultan Selim II entrusted him with the supreme command 2.
His works
According to al-Salabi, he restored the state's prestige and made a peace with Austria in the year 975 AH / 1567 CE. He prepared a great campaign in the years 976-977 AH to seize Astrakhan and to link the Volga and Don rivers by a canal suitable for the passage of ships. A third of it was dug before the winter stopped the work 2.
His death
He was killed in the time of Murad III, around the year 987 AH / 1579 CE, through the intrigues of the sultan's entourage. al-Salabi holds that his death was a severe blow, and that it opened a door to evil in the appointment and dismissal of grand viziers. The year is approximate in the data 3.
Connections
- Participated in
- حملة استراخان ومشروع قناة الدون–الفولغا
People and things also explored
Sources
- al-Dawla al-Uthmaniyya — Ali Muhammad al-Salabi (2001), p. 277-293
- al-Dawla al-Uthmaniyya — Ali Muhammad al-Salabi (2001), p.277-293
- al-Dawla al-Uthmaniyya — Ali Muhammad al-Salabi (2001), p.293
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islam.museum contributors. “محمد باشا الصوقللي”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/sokollu-mehmed-pasha/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.