Yunus Pasha [SEP] cause of death
Yunus Pasha was executed by decapitation on September 13, 1517.
See also.
- List of Ottoman Grand Viziers
- List of Ottoman governors of Egypt
Yunus Pasha
Yunus Pasha (died September 13, 1517) was an Ottoman statesman. He was Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire for eight months in 1517, serving from January 30 until his death on September 13.
Biography.
Yunus was of Greek, Bulgarian or Serbian origin. He was taken into the devşirme system (taken from his family and converted to Islam in order to become an Ottoman bureaucrat/soldier) at a young age, Yunus was raised to become a Janissary, eventually becoming agha (top