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Kapıcıbaşı
The Ottoman title of ''kapıcıbaşı'' designated the chief of the palace gatekeepers, or "chief warder". In the early phase of Ottoman statehood there was one single title-holder. It multiplied over time and there were in the 18th century some 150 simultaneous title-holders. The holder supervised the palace gatekeepers (''kapıcılar''), was in charge of guarding the gates, transmitted messages and orders, and executed Imperial Council orders. Notable people * Fatsali Ahmed Aga Canikli * Abdulfettah Capanoglu * Kara Musa Pasha * Suleyman Bey Capanoglu *Çoban Mustafa Pasha * Battal Huseyin Bey Canikli * Koca Mustafa Pasha *Kurd Mehmed Pasha * Izzet Ahmed Pasha * Mustafa Capanoglu * Topal Osman Pasha * Piali Pasha *Keki Abdi Pasha Keki Abdi Pasha (sometimes spelled 'Abidi; died April 1789, Aleppo) was an Ottoman statesman. He served as the governor of the Sanjak of İçel (1779–80, 1781–82), Adana Eyalet (1780–81), Diyarbekir Eyalet (1782–84, 1785, 1786), Aleppo E .. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Çapanoğlu Dynasty
The Çapanoğlu dynasty, also ''Cebbarzâdeler'', ''Çaparzâdeler'' and ''Çaparoğulları'', is a Turkish people, Turkish dynasty that originates in the 17th-century Ottoman Empire and was once one of the most prominent Ottoman families. They became one of the most powerful dynasties in the empire in the 18th century. The family was founded by the Turkoman (ethnonym), Turkoman Ömer Ağa, who had a son, Ahmet Ağa, credited as the founder of Yozgat, who rose to prominence in the region of Ankara Eyalet, Bozok. In the time of Süleyman Bey Capanoğlu, Süleyman Bey, Capanoğlu Ahmed Pasha's son, the family thrived in Bozok, and expanded to Ankara, Aleppo, Çankırı, Çorum, Amasya, Şarkikarahisar, Sivas, Kayseri, Kırşehir, Nevşehir, Konya Ereğli, Niğde, Tarsus, Mersin, Tarsus, Adana, Rakka, and Gaziantep. Çapanoğlu Ahmed Ağa built a mosque in Saray village in 1749, and ''madrasah'' in Yozgat in 1753. His son Hacı Mustafa Bey built the baroque and domed Çapanoğlu Mosqu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Canikli Family
The Canikli family or Canikli dynasty was a prominent Ottoman family. The family had a notable feud with the Çapanoğlu, with whom they clashed for supremacy in Anatolia. The family was founded in Istanbul by Canikli Haci Ali Pasha, born in c. 1720. Haci was the son of Fatsalı Ahmed Ağa, a ''kapıcıbaşı''. Because of atrocities his father committed in Terme and Fatsa, Haci was exiled in Ankara after spending his childhood in the capital Istanbul. He fought in the suppression of the uprising in Georgia in 1762, conquering some castles in the conflict. He thus gained the approval of the Sublime Porte. He was then involved in a dispute with his brother, Süleyman Pasha. Haci then participated in the Russo-Turkish War (1768–1774). He fought the bandits in Amasya and Samsun, clearing those lands of them. He dealt with his opponents, defeated them, and gained the Amasya sanjak. Indeed, in the 1770s the family gained control of Amasya and Sivas. His eldest son, Battal Hüseyin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
