Between 1861 and 1871, the Tanzimat reforms which began during the reign of his brother Abdülmecid I were continued under the leadership of his chief ministers, Keçecizade Mehmet Fuat Pasha and Mehmed Emin Aali Pasha.

File: KibrisliMehmedEminPashaYali Kandilli Istanbul Turkey. jpg | 620 historic waterfront houses stretch along the coasts of the Bosphorus, such as the yalı of Kıbrıslı Mehmed Emin Pasha.

Among these were important historical figures, including Iljaz Hoxha, Hamza Kastrioti, Davud Pasha, Zağanos Pasha, Köprülü Mehmed Pasha ( head of the Köprülü family of Grand Viziers ), the Bushati family, Sulejman Pasha, Edhem Pasha, Nezim Frakulla, Ali Pasha of Tepelena, Haxhi Shekreti, Hasan Zyko Kamberi, Ali Pasha of Gucia, Mehmet Ali ruler of Egypt and Emin Pasha.

In 1846 the Ottoman Governor-in-chief of Jerusalem ( serasker ), Kıbrıslı Mehmed Emin Pasha, waged a campaign to subdue rebellious sheiks in the Hebron area, and while doing so, allowed his troops to sack the town.

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Mehmed Emin Pasha ( March 28, 1840 – October 23, 1892 ) — he was born Isaak Eduard Schnitzer and baptized ( c. 1847 ) Eduard Carl Oscar Theodor Schnitzer — was a physician, naturalist, and governor of the Egyptian province of Equatoria on the upper Nile.

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The Ottoman Empire would also find that its new Grand Visor Mehmed Emin Pasha was incompetent militarily.

From the capital of Bucharest the Russians fanned out through the principality only later being challenged by Grand Vizier Mehmed Emin Pasha at Kartal on Aug 1 1770.

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His effort to promote reforms within the government led him to promote careers of many other reformers such as Fuad Pasha and Mehmed Emin Ali Pasha.

Mehmed Emin Rauf Pasha ( 1780-1859 ) was Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire twice under Mahmud II " Adlî "( r. 1808-1839 ) and three times under Abd-ul-Mejid I ( Abdülmecit ) ( r. 1839-1861 ) during the Tanzimat period of reform.

According to Shaw and Shaw, Mehmed Emin Rauf Pasha and his predecessor, Mustafa Resid Pasha, " acted mainly as mediators " for Mahmud II, " attempting to balance conflicting interests while participating in the factional activities and disputes endemic in Ottoman governmental life.

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Mehmed Emin Âli Paşa, the principal architect of Hatt-ı Hümayun | Islâhat Fermânı ( Islâhat Hatt-ı Hümâyûn-û, ‏ خط همايون ).

Mehmed Emin Aali Pasha was born at Constantinople, the son of a government official.

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Perhaps the most famous Janissaries were George Kastrioti Skanderbeg, son of a despot in northern Albania who later defected and led a 20 &# 8209 ; year Albanian revolt against the Ottomans, and Sokollu Mehmed Paşa, a Serbian peasant from Bosnia who later became a grand vizier, served three sultans, and was de facto ruler of the Ottoman Empire for more than 14 years.

He was strangled in Constantinople at the behest of the Grand Vizier Mevlevî Mehmed Paşa ( Sofu Mehmed Pasha ).

During his five years in this position, Mehmed Paşa greatly strengthened the arsenal of the Naval fleet.

The Sultan ordered Sokollu Mehmed Paşa to move immediately to Hungary.

Sokollu Mehmed Paşa renewed his military campaign in 1552, seizing Temišvar, Hollakö, Bujak, Ságh, Gürmath, the whole of Banat and Szolnak.

Mehmed Paşa's forces then joined with those of Ahmet Paşa advancing towards Eger.

Sokollu Mehmed Paşa was dispatched to spend the winter of 1553 / 1554 in Tokat to take charge of the war against Persia.

In June 1554, Sokollu Mehmed Paşa with the Rumeli ( European ) levies joined the army of the Sultan in the field near Susehri.

Impressed by Sokollu Mehmed Paşa, the Sultan made him the Third Vizier in 1555 and he was given a place in the Imperial Council.

Almost immediately Sokollu Mehmed Paşa had to quell a rebellion around Balkans and Salonica.

Sokollu Mehmed Paşa took 4, 000 horsemen and 3, 000 janissaries and quelled the rebellion.

Later that same year, Mehmed Paşa issued an edict ( Ferman ) declaring the restoration of the Peć Patriarchate, with Makarije Sokolović as Patriarch Makarije I.

Mehmed Paşa remained in Asia and spent the winter negotiating with the Persian Shah regarding Bayezid's extradition.

Sokollu Mehmed Paşa in turn became Second Vizier, while Pertev Paşa became Third Vizier.

Sokollu Mehmed Paşa married Sultan Suleiman's granddaughter – Prince Selim II's daughter, Ismihan Sultan ( some sources read her name as Esma Han Sultan ) on 17 August 1562.

Sultan Suleiman had much confidence in Sokollu Mehmed Paşa and promoted him to this position.

Grand Vizier Sokollu Mehmed Paşa ordered his nephew, Sokollu Mustafa Beg of Bosnia, to advance against Maximilian.

Sokollu Mehmed Paşa had all witnesses to the Sultan's death executed.

Upon his arrival in Vukovar, Mehmed Paşa wrote him that it would be best if he went to Belgrade to greet his army for a more formal and effective take-over of the Empire.

Sokollu Mehmed Paşa went to Belgrade and swore allegiance to Selim II as his Sultan, and Selim confirmed him as his Grand Vizier.

Expecting a mutiny among the military, Mehmed Paşa had Suleiman's body sent to Constantinople to restore order amongst the janissaries and other officials, who now demanded more compensation for their past efforts.

Mehmed Paşa assured him that he would manage everything effectively, and dispatched gifts to the military ranks, rewarding them handsomely to regain their loyalty.

On the 5th day of their stay in Belgrade, the Sultan, Sokollu Mehmed Paşa and the army departed for Constantinople.