Mahmud Pasha Angelović
Mahmud Angelović | |
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| 13th Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire | |
| In office 1472–1474 | |
| Monarch | Mehmed II |
| Preceded by | Ishak Pasha |
| Succeeded by | Gedik Ahmed Pasha |
| In office 1456–1466 | |
| Monarch | Mehmed II |
| Preceded by | Zaganos Pasha |
| Succeeded by | Rum Mehmed Pasha |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1420 Novo Brdo, Serbian Despotate (modern-day Kosovo) |
| Died | 1474 (aged 53–54) |
| Nationality | Ottoman |
| Spouse | Selçuk Hatun |
| Children | Ali Bey Hatice Hatun |
| Nickname | Adni |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Ottoman Empire |
| Branch/service | Ottoman Navy |
| Rank | Kapudan Pasha (grand admiral) |
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Mahmud Pasha Angelović (Serbian: Махмуд-паша Анђеловић/Mahmud-paša Anđelović; Turkish: Veli Mahmud Paşa; 1420–1474) was a major military leader and the Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire from 1456 to 1466 and from 1472 to 1474. He also wrote Persian and Turkish poems under the pseudonym Adni (the "Eden-like").
Born in the Serbian Despotate, he was a descendant of the Byzantine Angelos family that had left Thessaly in 1394. According to biographers, he was conscripted as a child by the Ottomans employing the devşirme system. Raised as a Muslim in Edirne, he was a capable soldier and was married to a daughter of Zaganos Pasha. After distinguishing himself at the Siege of Belgrade in 1456, he was raised to the position of Grand Vizier as a reward, succeeding his father-in-law Zaganos Pasha. Throughout his tenure, he led armies or accompanied Mehmed II on his own campaigns.