Küçük Ahmed Pasha
Küçük Ahmed Pasha | |
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| Beylerbey of Damascus | |
| In office 1632–1635 | |
| Monarch | Murad IV (r. 1623–1640) |
| Preceded by | Unavailable |
| Beylerbey of Anatolia | |
| In office Unavailable–1632 | |
| Monarch | Murad IV |
| Beylerbey of Damascus | |
| In office 1628/29 or 1629/30 – Unavailable | |
| Monarch | Murad IV |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Albania |
| Died | 21 September 1636 Mosul |
| Military career | |
| Buried | |
| Allegiance | Ottoman Empire |
| Rank | Vizier |
| Battles / wars |
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Küçük Ahmed Pasha (died 21 September 1636) was an Ottoman military commander who twice served as beylerbey (governor-general) of Damascus, one term as beylerbey of Anatolia and died commanding troops against Safavid Iran. By eliminating the rebel Ilyas Pasha in Anatolia and the powerful Druze chief Fakhr al-Din in Mount Lebanon and his command role against the Safavids, Ahmed Pasha played an important part in the Ottoman imperial revival under Sultan Murad IV (r. 1623–1640).