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Rüstem Pasha

1500 - 1561

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Rüstem Pasha (Turkish pronunciation: [ɾysˈtem paˈʃa]; Ottoman Turkish: رستم پاشا; c. 1505 – 10 July 1561) was an Ottoman statesman who served as Grand Vizier to Sultan Süleyman the Magnificent. Rüstem Pasha is also known as Damat Rüstem Pasha (the epithet damat meaning 'son-in-law' ) as a result of his marriage to the sultan's daughter, Mihrimah Sultan, in 1539. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rüstem Pasha has received more than 964,655 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia. Rüstem Pasha is the 265th most popular politician (up from 405th in 2019), the 4th most popular biography from Croatia and the 3rd most popular Croatian Politician.

Rüstem Pasha was a grand vizier of the Ottoman Empire from 1565 to 1579. He is most famous for his role in the Ottoman-Safavid War of 1578-1590, in which he led the Ottoman army to victory against the Safavid Empire.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Rüstem Pasha ranks 265 out of 15,577. Before him are Charles VII of France, Neville Chamberlain, Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, Tolui, Baldwin IV of Jerusalem, and Philippe Pétain. After him are Nursultan Nazarbayev, Philip IV of Spain, Mahmud II, Charles the Bald, Edward III of England, and Elizabeth of Russia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1500, Rüstem Pasha ranks 3. Before him are Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor and Mahidevran. After him are Benvenuto Cellini, Fatma Sultan, Gülfem Hatun, Wu Cheng'en, Lala Mustafa Pasha, Bartolomeo Eustachi, Hernando de Soto, Al-Mutawakkil III, and Federico II Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua. Among people deceased in 1561, Rüstem Pasha ranks 2. Before him is Şehzade Bayezid. After him are Gülfem Hatun, Lope de Aguirre, Menno Simons, Matteo Bandello, Claude Garamond, Bairam Khan, Sayri Túpac, Lucrezia de' Medici, Duchess of Ferrara, Ridolfo Ghirlandaio, and Yamamoto Kansuke.

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In Croatia

Among people born in Croatia, Rüstem Pasha ranks 4 out of 589. Before him are Nikola Tesla (1856), Josip Broz Tito (1892), and Diocletian (244). After him are Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa (-63), Valens (328), Franjo Tuđman (1922), Valentinian I (321), Laura Antonelli (1941), János Kádár (1912), Pope John IV (600), and Roger Joseph Boscovich (1711).

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Among POLITICIANS In Croatia

Among politicians born in Croatia, Rüstem Pasha ranks 3. Before him are Josip Broz Tito (1892) and Diocletian (244). After him are Valens (328), Franjo Tuđman (1922), Valentinian I (321), János Kádár (1912), Crispus (305), Joanna II of Naples (1373), Tomislav of Croatia (null), Ivan Ribar (1881), and Stjepan Radić (1871).

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