An Ottoman Pasha's Daily Life: Silahdar İbrahim Pasha

Silahdar Ibrahim Pasha, an eighteenth-century Ottoman public official, worked in the positions of scribe at Enderun, the chief officer of the treasury, and armourer, and the governor (beylerbeyi) of various Ottoman provinces. Upon marrying Sultan Ay & scedil;e, the daughter of Mustafa II, in 1720, he was granted the title of damad-& imath; & scedil;ehriyari. He had served as a serasker (a vizier who commanded an army) during the Ottoman-Persia War. In 1724, he was dismissed from his duty and appointed as the governor of the sanjak of I & ccedil;el. Alas, he died on route to the sanjak of I & ccedil;el. Moreover, the state had confiscated all of his possessions over allegations about him. During the confiscation process, clerks and civil servants counted vigilantly and recorded everything down to the last detail. The aim of this study is not to transcribe and evaluate Ibrahim Pasha's belongings, but rather to learn about how Ottoman statesmen in rural areas would have dressed, how they would have decorated their homes, and what they would have used during expeditions as well as arrival ceremonies - all throughout the course of the eighteenth century. As a reference source, the register no: MAD.d 665 from the catalogue of the Registries for the Fiscal Issues (Maliyeden Mudevver Defterler) in the Ottoman Archive of the Turkish Presidency was used. Other archival materials alongside research and surveys on the subject were also utilized.

Journal

HISTORY STUDIES

Year

2023

Volume

15

Issue

2

ISSN

1309-4688

eISSN

1309-4173

DOI

10.9737/hist.2023.1130

WoS UID

WOS:001655576400005