Koca Sinan Pasha
Koca Sinan | |
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| Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire | |
| In office 1 December 1595 – 3 April 1596 | |
| Monarch | Mehmed III |
| Preceded by | Lala Mehmed Pasha |
| Succeeded by | Damat Ibrahim Pasha |
| In office 7 July 1595 – 19 November 1595 | |
| Monarch | Mehmed III |
| Preceded by | Ferhad Pasha |
| Succeeded by | Lala Mehmed Pasha |
| In office 28 January 1593 – 16 February 1595 | |
| Monarch | Murad III |
| Preceded by | Kanijeli Siyavuş Pasha |
| Succeeded by | Ferhad Pasha |
| In office 14 April 1589 – 1 August 1591 | |
| Monarch | Murad III |
| Preceded by | Kanijeli Siyavuş Pasha |
| Succeeded by | Ferhad Pasha |
| In office 7 August 1580 – 6 December 1582 | |
| Monarch | Murad III |
| Preceded by | Lala Kara Mustafa Pasha |
| Succeeded by | Kanijeli Siyavuş Pasha |
| Ottoman Governor of Egypt | |
| In office 1571–1573 | |
| Preceded by | Çerkes Iskender Pasha |
| Succeeded by | Hüseyin Pasha Boljanić |
| In office 1567–1569 | |
| Preceded by | Mahmud Pasha |
| Succeeded by | Çerkes Iskender Pasha |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1506 Topojan, Ottoman Empire (modern-day Albania) |
| Died | 3 April 1596 (aged 89–90) Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (modern-day Turkey) |
| Nationality | Ottoman Albanian |
| Spouse | Esmehan Hanımsultan |
| Children | Mehmed Pasha Emine Hanim Hatice Hanim Hüma Hanim |
| Ethnicity | Albanian |
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Koca Sinan Pasha (Turkish: Koca Sinan Paşa, "Sinan the Great", Albanian: Koxha Sinan Pasha; c. 1506 – 3 April 1596) was an Albanian-born Ottoman Grand Vizier, military figure, and statesman. From 1580 until his death he served five times as Grand Vizier.