Kara Dev Murad Pasha
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Murat Pasha |
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| Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire | |
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In office 11 May 1655 – 19 August 1655 |
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| Monarch | Mehmed IV |
| Preceded by | Ibşir Mustafa Pasha |
| Succeeded by | Ermeni Süleyman Pasha |
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In office 21 May 1649 – 5 August 1650 |
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| Monarch | Mehmed IV |
| Preceded by | Sofu Mehmed Pasha |
| Succeeded by | Melek Ahmed Pasha |
| Ottoman Governor of Damascus | |
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In office 1655–1655 |
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| Preceded by | Defterzade Mehmed Pasha |
| Succeeded by | Haseki Mehmed Pasha |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 1655 Hama, Ottoman Syria |
| Nationality | Ottoman |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 Ottoman Empire
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| Service/branch |
 Ottoman Navy Ottoman Army
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| Rank |
Kapudan Pasha (grand admiral; 1653–55) Janissary agha (1648–49) |
| Battles/wars | |
Kara Murat Pasha, or Kara Dev Murat Pasha (Turkish, lit. Black Giant Murat Pasha; died 1655), was an Ottoman statesman and military officer. He served as Kapudan Pasha and twice as Grand Vizier. His epithet ("black") refers to his courage and ("giant") to his physical size.
Murat was a devşirme of Albanian origin. He distinguished himself in the early phases of Cretan War between the Ottoman Empire and the Republic of Venice. He was assigned to various posts in the Janissary corps (the professional regiments that formed the core of the Ottoman army), and in 1648, during the enthronement of Mehmed IV, he was promoted to be commander of the Janissary corps (Turkish: Yeniçeri ağası). When the Ottoman Navy was defeated by the Venetians in the Battle of Focchies on 12 May 1649, the Grand Vizier Sofu Mehmed Pasha was blamed for the defeat, and he was replaced by Kara Murat Pasha on 21 May. Murat had Sofu Mehmed Pasha exiled and then executed.
At the time of Murat's appointment as Grand Vizier, the sultan was only seven years old and the two Valide sultans (his mother Turhan Hatice and grandmother Kösem), who were acting as regents, were locked in a power struggle. While Kösem supported Murat, Turhan Hatice was against him. Moreover, the leaders of the Janissaries, Murat's former colleagues, were also against him. Feeling that his life was in danger, Murat resigned on 5 August 1650. Upon his suggestion, he was succeeded by Melek Ahmed Pasha.
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