Ahmed Midhat Şefik Paşa

by Herzog, Christoph

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Ahmed Midhat Şefik Paşa (Aḥmed Midḥat Şefīq Pasha, 1822–84) was an Ottoman provincial governor, twice grand vizier, and father of the 1876 constitution. He was born in 1822, in Istanbul, the son of Rusçuklu Hacı Hafız Mehmed Eşref Efendi (Ḥāccī Ḥāfıẓ Meḥmed Eşref Efendi). Having memorised the Qurʾān at age ten, he became an apprentice in the imperial divan (dīvān ) in 1834, where he received the sobriquet (mahlas, makhlaṣ) Midhat, under which he became famous. In 1840 he was transferred to the …

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Ahmed Midhat Şefik Paşa (Aḥmed Midḥat Şefīq Pasha, 1822–84) was an Ottoman provincial governor, twice grand vizier, and father of the 1876 constitution. He was born in 1822, in Istanbul, the son of Rusçuklu Hacı Hafız Mehmed Eşref Efendi (Ḥāccī Ḥāfıẓ Meḥmed Eşref Efendi). Having memorised the Qurʾān at age ten, he became an apprentice in the imperial divan (dīvān ) in 1834, where he received the sobriquet (mahlas, makhlaṣ) Midhat, under which he became famous. In 1840 he was transferred to the grand vizier’s office. His career may

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  • Publisher(s):Brill
  • Language:eng

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  • wc:ALei292

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eng Islam

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Herzog, Christoph

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