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Lala Şahin Pasha

1330 - 1382

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Lala Shahin Pasha (Turkish: Lala Şahin Paşa; c. 1330 – 1388), was an Ottoman military commander, strategist and the first Beylerbey of Rumelia, the empire's highest-ranking military governor in Europe. A mentor to Sultan Murad I, he played a central role in the Ottoman expansion into the Balkans, commanding key campaigns during the Byzantine–Ottoman wars and the Ottoman wars in Europe. He led forces at the Battle of Maritsa, the conquest of Adrianople and the Siege of Sofia, helping to establish lasting Ottoman control over much of modern-day Bulgaria, Macedonia and part of Serbia. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lala Şahin Pasha is the 986th most popular military personnel (down from 761st in 2019), the 754th most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 623rd in 2019) and the 22nd most popular Turkish Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Lala Şahin Pasha ranks 986 out of 2,058. Before him are Yazid ibn al-Muhallab, Leo of Tripoli, Manshuk Mametova, Gainas, Burkhard Christoph von Münnich, and Juliusz Rómmel. After him are Pavel Rybalko, Duke Alexander of Württemberg, Heinrich Bär, Georgios Karaiskakis, Huijong of Goryeo, and William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1330, Lala Şahin Pasha ranks 13. Before him are Robert III of Scotland, William I, Duke of Bavaria, Altichiero, Francesc Eiximenis, Giovanni Dondi dell'Orologio, and Radu I of Wallachia. After him are Ashikaga Yoshiakira, André Beauneveu, Bartolo di Fredi, Antonio Venier, Giusto de' Menabuoi, and John Gower. Among people deceased in 1382, Lala Şahin Pasha ranks 10. Before him are Nicole Oresme, Margaret I, Countess of Burgundy, Birutė, Eleanor of Aragon, Queen of Castile, Winrich von Kniprode, and Peter II of Cyprus. After him are Blanche of France, Duchess of Orléans, Andrea Contarini, Michele Morosini, and Philippa, 5th Countess of Ulster.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Lala Şahin Pasha ranks 754 out of 1,347. Before him are Germanus V of Constantinople (1835), Alcidamas (-450), Constantine Manasses (1130), Dolon (null), Leo of Tripoli (900), and Gainas (400). After him are Mustafa Çelebi (1380), Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ (1983), Modestus of Jerusalem (537), Şenol Güneş (1952), Marina the Monk (715), and Leontia Porphyrogenita (457).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Türkiye

Among military personnels born in Türkiye, Lala Şahin Pasha ranks 22. Before him are Artabazos I of Phrygia (-600), Sosthenes of Macedon (-400), Solomon (401), Süleyman Hüsnü Pasha (1838), Leo of Tripoli (900), and Gainas (400). After him are Ivan Isakov (1894), Manuel Erotikos Komnenos (901), Alexios Apokaukos (1250), Tatikios (1100), Nureddin Pasha (1873), and Bardas Phokas the Younger (940).

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