Rüstem Pasha

Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (1544–1553, 1555–1561)

Rüstem Pasha (Ottoman Turkish: رستم پاشا; c. 1505 – 10 July 1561) was an Ottoman statesman who served as Grand Vizier to Sultan Süleyman the Magnificent. Rüstem Pasha is also known as Damat Rüstem Pasha (the epithet damat meaning 'son-in-law' ) as a result of his marriage to the sultan's daughter, Mihrimah Sultan, in 1539. He is regarded as one of the most influential and successful grand viziers of the Ottoman Empire.

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Rüstem Pasha was born on 1500 in Skradin, Bosnia Eyalet, Ottoman Empire. They were best known as a military professional. They died on Monday, 10 July 1561 in Constantinople (now Istanbul), Ottoman Empire at the age of 61.

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Place of birth	Skradin, Bosnia Eyalet, Ottoman Empire	edit
Date of death	10 July 1561	edit
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