POLITICIAN
Gazi Husrev-beg
1480 - 1541

Gazi Husrev-beg
Gazi Husrev Bey (Ottoman Turkish: غازى خسرو بك, Gāzī Ḫusrev Beğ; Modern Turkish: Gazi Hüsrev Bey; Serbo-Croatian: Gazi Husrev-beg; 1484–1541) was an Ottoman Bosnian sanjak-bey (governor) of the Sanjak of Bosnia in 1521–1525, 1526–1534, and 1536–1541. He was known for his successful conquests and campaigns to further Ottoman expansion into Croatia and Hungary. However, his most important legacy was major contribution to the improvement of the structural development of Sarajevo and its urban area. He ordered and financed construction of many important buildings there, and with his will bequeathed all his wealth into endowment for the construction and long-term support of religious and educational facilities and institutions, such as the Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque, and the Gazi Husrev-begova Medresa complex with a Gazi Husrev-beg Library, also known as Kuršumlija. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gazi Husrev-beg is the 3,120th most popular politician (up from 3,624th in 2019), the 203rd most popular biography from Greece (up from 234th in 2019) and the 79th most popular Greek Politician.
Gazi Husrev-Beg is most famous for his architectural work in Bosnia. He is the one who designed the Old Bridge of Mostar and the Gazi Husrev-Beg Mosque.
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Gazi Husrev-beg ranks 3,120 out of 19,576. Before him are Gongyang of Goryeo, Guy Verhofstadt, Charles VII of Sweden, Æthelfrith, João Bernardo Vieira, and Vologases I of Parthia. After him are Amenemhat II, Empress Xiaoyichun, Piye, Aloys I, Prince of Liechtenstein, Ahhotep I, and Gordon Brown.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGongyang of Goryeo
1345 - 1394
HPI: 69.50
Rank: 3,115
Guy Verhofstadt
1953 - Present
HPI: 69.50
Rank: 3,116
Charles VII of Sweden
1130 - 1167
HPI: 69.50
Rank: 3,117
Æthelfrith
600 - 616
HPI: 69.50
Rank: 3,118
João Bernardo Vieira
1939 - 2009
HPI: 69.49
Rank: 3,119
Vologases I of Parthia
1 - 78
HPI: 69.49
Rank: 3,120
Gazi Husrev-beg
1480 - 1541
HPI: 69.49
Rank: 3,121
Amenemhat II
1950 BC - 1885 BC
HPI: 69.49
Rank: 3,122
Empress Xiaoyichun
1727 - 1775
HPI: 69.49
Rank: 3,123
Piye
800 BC - 716 BC
HPI: 69.49
Rank: 3,124
Aloys I, Prince of Liechtenstein
1759 - 1805
HPI: 69.48
Rank: 3,125
Ahhotep I
1560 BC - 1530 BC
HPI: 69.47
Rank: 3,126
Gordon Brown
1951 - Present
HPI: 69.47
Rank: 3,127
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1480, Gazi Husrev-beg ranks 9. Before him are Matthias Grünewald, Margaret of Austria, Duchess of Savoy, Albrecht Altdorfer, Lorenzo Lotto, Johann Georg Faust, and Joachim Patinir. After him are Götz von Berlichingen, Pier Gerlofs Donia, Saint Cajetan, Philibert II, Duke of Savoy, Dosso Dossi, and Palma Vecchio. Among people deceased in 1541, Gazi Husrev-beg ranks 6. Before him are Paracelsus, Francisco Pizarro, Margaret Tudor, Pedro de Alvarado, and Johann Georg Faust. After him are Henry IV, Duke of Saxony, Jean Clouet, Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury, Francysk Skaryna, Bernard van Orley, and Andreas Karlstadt.
Others Born in 1480
Go to all RankingsMatthias Grünewald
PAINTER
1480 - 1528
HPI: 76.21
Rank: 3
Margaret of Austria, Duchess of Savoy
POLITICIAN
1480 - 1530
HPI: 76.14
Rank: 4
Albrecht Altdorfer
PAINTER
1480 - 1538
HPI: 74.90
Rank: 5
Lorenzo Lotto
PAINTER
1480 - 1556
HPI: 70.83
Rank: 6
Johann Georg Faust
INSPIRATION
1480 - 1541
HPI: 70.31
Rank: 7
Joachim Patinir
PAINTER
1480 - 1524
HPI: 69.58
Rank: 8
Gazi Husrev-beg
POLITICIAN
1480 - 1541
HPI: 69.49
Rank: 9
Götz von Berlichingen
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1480 - 1562
HPI: 68.80
Rank: 10
Pier Gerlofs Donia
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1480 - 1520
HPI: 68.76
Rank: 11
Saint Cajetan
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1480 - 1547
HPI: 68.72
Rank: 12
Philibert II, Duke of Savoy
POLITICIAN
1480 - 1504
HPI: 68.65
Rank: 13
Dosso Dossi
PAINTER
1480 - 1542
HPI: 67.93
Rank: 14
Palma Vecchio
PAINTER
1480 - 1528
HPI: 67.73
Rank: 15
Others Deceased in 1541
Go to all RankingsParacelsus
PHYSICIAN
1493 - 1541
HPI: 85.08
Rank: 1
Francisco Pizarro
EXPLORER
1478 - 1541
HPI: 82.05
Rank: 2
Margaret Tudor
COMPANION
1489 - 1541
HPI: 73.33
Rank: 3
Pedro de Alvarado
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1485 - 1541
HPI: 70.84
Rank: 4
Johann Georg Faust
INSPIRATION
1480 - 1541
HPI: 70.31
Rank: 5
Gazi Husrev-beg
POLITICIAN
1480 - 1541
HPI: 69.49
Rank: 6
Henry IV, Duke of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1473 - 1541
HPI: 66.24
Rank: 7
Jean Clouet
PAINTER
1480 - 1541
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 8
Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury
POLITICIAN
1473 - 1541
HPI: 65.60
Rank: 9
Francysk Skaryna
PHYSICIAN
1486 - 1541
HPI: 65.04
Rank: 10
Bernard van Orley
PAINTER
1487 - 1541
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 11
Andreas Karlstadt
PHILOSOPHER
1486 - 1541
HPI: 64.23
Rank: 12
In Greece
Among people born in Greece, Gazi Husrev-beg ranks 203 out of 1,024. Before him are Thespis (-600), Agathias (536), Theophano (941), Pleistarchus (-500), Brasidas (-500), and Callisthenes (-360). After him are Phoebe (50), Nicholas Kabasilas (1322), Nearchus (-356), Theopompus (-400), Nicias (-500), and Crates of Thebes (-365).
Others born in Greece
Go to all RankingsThespis
ACTOR
600 BC - 560 BC
HPI: 69.86
Rank: 197
Agathias
WRITER
536 - 582
HPI: 69.86
Rank: 198
Theophano
POLITICIAN
941 - 976
HPI: 69.81
Rank: 199
Pleistarchus
POLITICIAN
500 BC - 458 BC
HPI: 69.76
Rank: 200
Brasidas
POLITICIAN
500 BC - 422 BC
HPI: 69.63
Rank: 201
Callisthenes
HISTORIAN
360 BC - 327 BC
HPI: 69.54
Rank: 202
Gazi Husrev-beg
POLITICIAN
1480 - 1541
HPI: 69.49
Rank: 203
Phoebe
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
50 - 100
HPI: 69.48
Rank: 204
Nicholas Kabasilas
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1322 - 1391
HPI: 69.48
Rank: 205
Nearchus
MILITARY PERSONNEL
356 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 69.47
Rank: 206
Theopompus
HISTORIAN
400 BC - 320 BC
HPI: 69.44
Rank: 207
Nicias
POLITICIAN
500 BC - 413 BC
HPI: 69.38
Rank: 208
Crates of Thebes
PHILOSOPHER
365 BC - 285 BC
HPI: 69.38
Rank: 209
Among POLITICIANS In Greece
Among politicians born in Greece, Gazi Husrev-beg ranks 79. Before him are Konstantinos Karamanlis (1907), Thaïs (-400), Herodes Atticus (101), Theophano (941), Pleistarchus (-500), and Brasidas (-500). After him are Nicias (-500), Telamon (null), Idomeneus of Crete (null), Kyriakos Mitsotakis (1968), Andreas Papandreou (1919), and Antiochus IX Cyzicenus (-135).
Konstantinos Karamanlis
1907 - 1998
HPI: 70.34
Rank: 73
Thaïs
400 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 70.25
Rank: 74
Herodes Atticus
101 - 177
HPI: 70.05
Rank: 75
Theophano
941 - 976
HPI: 69.81
Rank: 76
Pleistarchus
500 BC - 458 BC
HPI: 69.76
Rank: 77
Brasidas
500 BC - 422 BC
HPI: 69.63
Rank: 78
Gazi Husrev-beg
1480 - 1541
HPI: 69.49
Rank: 79
Nicias
500 BC - 413 BC
HPI: 69.38
Rank: 80
Telamon
HPI: 69.16
Rank: 81
Idomeneus of Crete
HPI: 69.07
Rank: 82
Kyriakos Mitsotakis
1968 - Present
HPI: 69.03
Rank: 83
Andreas Papandreou
1919 - 1996
HPI: 68.96
Rank: 84
Antiochus IX Cyzicenus
135 BC - 95 BC
HPI: 68.83
Rank: 85