Bıyıklı Mehmed Pasha (; died 24 December 1521) known as Fatih Pasha, was an Ottoman serdar and governor of Diyarbakır.
Early life There is little information about his origin and early life, but there is claim that he was descended from the Turkoman Aq Qoyunlu tribe. He was probably educated in the Enderûn.
Military career After the Battle of Chaldiran (1514), he commanded the East Front against the Safavids from 1515 to 1521. In this campaign, he captured the Diyarbakır, Mardin, Raqqa, Mosul and other important cities of the Southeastern Anatolia and Northern Mesopotamia regions.Hoca Sadeddin Efendi, Tâcü’t-Tevârîh IV, 277-290 He defeated the Safavid army twice in the Battle of Ovacık (1515) and the Battle of Koçhisar (1516).Nejat Göyünç, 27-28 He commanded the Ottoman left flank at the Battle of Marj Dabiq against the Mamluk army.Genelkurmay Başkanlığı, Yavuz Sultan Selim ve Mısır Seferi, 96 After this battle, he returned to the eastern front to continue his campaign against the Safavids. During his campaign, he became a Vizier Governor of Diyarbakır after the siege and capture of Diyarbakır.Mehdi İlhan, 140 He commanded this front until his death in 1521.
References Citations
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