
''This article discusses the rank/title used in the Ottoman Empire. For other uses see pasha (disambiguation)'' Pasha (or pascha, bashaw; Turkish language: ''paşa'') was a high rank in the Ottoman Empire political system, typically granted to governors and generals. As an honorific , ''Pasha'' equates to ''Sir''. ==Role in Ottoman Political System== The sultan of Turkey and (by delegation) the khedive of Egypt had the right to bestow the title of ''Pasha''. The title appears, originally, to have applied exclusively to military commanders, but subsequently it could distinguish any high official, and also unofficial persons whom their superiors desired to honour. Pashas ranked above beys, but below khedives and viziers. Pashas governed territory called ''pashaluks'' or ''eyalets''. The word ''pasbalik'' designates a province governed by or under the jurisdiction of a pasha. Ottoman authorities conferred the title upon both Muslims and Christian without distinction, and frequently gave it to foreigners in the service of the Turks or of the Egyptians. Three grades of pasha existed, distinguished by the number of horse-tails (three, two and one respectively) to which the bearer was entitled to display as symbols of authority when on campaign. ==Honorific== In usage, the title followed the given name. Although the word serves as a non-hereditary title, English-speakers have commonly used ''pasha'' as if it formed part of a personal name, as for instance in Ibrahim Pasha or Emin Pasha. ==Etymology== Etymologists variously derive the word ''pasha'' from the Persian language ''padshah'', Turkish ''padishah'', equivalent to "king" or "emperor", and from the Turkish ''bash'' (in some dialects ''pash''), a "head", "chief", etc. Old Turkish had no fixed distinction between /b/ and /p/. As first used in western Europe the title appeared in writing with the initial "b". The English forms ''bashaw'', ''bassaw'', ''bucha'', etc., general in the 16th and 17th century, derive through the medieval Latin and Italian language word ''bass''. ==List of Notable pashas== * Abbas I of Egypt * Abbas II of Egypt * Ali Pasha * Emin Pasha * Enver Pasha * Essad Pasha * Glubb Pasha * Ibrahim Pasha * Ismet Pasha (Inönü) * Jafar al-Askari * Multiple members of the the Köprülü family, especially Kara Mustafa * Mehemet Ali * Mehmed Pasha Sokolovic * Mustafa Pasha * Mustafa Kemal Pasha, subsequently known as Kemal Atatürk * Said Pasha * Sinan Pasha * Sulejman Pasha * Tewfik Pasha * Turhan Pasha Përmeti * Tusun Pasha * Valentine Aker Pasha Baker Ottoman Empire la:Bassa
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''This article discusses the rank/title used in the Ottoman Empire. For other uses see pasha (disambiguation)'' Pasha (or pascha, bashaw; Turkish language: ''paşa'') was a high rank in the Ottoman Empire political system, typically granted to governors and generals. As an honorific , ''Pasha'' equates to ''Sir''. ==Role in Ottoman Political System== The sultan of Turkey and (by delegation) the khedive of Egypt had the right to bestow the title of ''Pasha''. The title appears, originally, to have applied exclusively to military commanders, but subsequently it could distinguish any high official, and also unofficial persons whom their superiors desired to honour. Pashas ranked above beys, but below khedives and viziers. Pashas governed territory called ''pashaluks'' or ''eyalets''. The word ''pasbalik'' designates a province governed by or under the jurisdiction of a pasha. Ottoman authorities conferred the title upon both Muslims and Christian without distinction, and frequently gave it to foreigners in the service of the Turks or of the Egyptians. Three grades of pasha existed, distinguished by the number of horse-tails (three, two and one respectively) to which the bearer was entitled to display as symbols of authority when on campaign. ==Honorific== In usage, the title followed the given name. Although the word serves as a non-hereditary title, English-speakers have commonly used ''pasha'' as if it formed part of a personal name, as for instance in Ibrahim Pasha or Emin Pasha. ==Etymology== Etymologists variously derive the word ''pasha'' from the Persian language ''padshah'', Turkish ''padishah'', equivalent to "king" or "emperor", and from the Turkish ''bash'' (in some dialects ''pash''), a "head", "chief", etc. Old Turkish had no fixed distinction between /b/ and /p/. As first used in western Europe the title appeared in writing with the initial "b". The English forms ''bashaw'', ''bassaw'', ''bucha'', etc., general in the 16th and 17th century, derive through the medieval Latin and Italian language word ''bass''. ==List of Notable pashas== * Abbas I of Egypt * Abbas II of Egypt * Ali Pasha * Emin Pasha * Enver Pasha * Essad Pasha * Glubb Pasha * Ibrahim Pasha * Ismet Pasha (Inönü) * Jafar al-Askari * Multiple members of the the Köprülü family, especially Kara Mustafa * Mehemet Ali * Mehmed Pasha Sokolovic * Mustafa Pasha * Mustafa Kemal Pasha, subsequently known as Kemal Atatürk * Said Pasha * Sinan Pasha * Sulejman Pasha * Tewfik Pasha * Turhan Pasha Përmeti * Tusun Pasha * Valentine Aker Pasha Baker Ottoman Empire la:Bassa
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Pashaluk
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Pasha_(disambiguation)
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Pasha_Enver
Pasha_Wahba_Yusuf
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