The Grand Vizierate of İbrahim Pasha: Ottoman-European Diplomatic Relations

1523 CE · İstanbul · political

Pargalı İbrahim Pasha, the close friend and grand vizier of Suleiman the Magnificent, served between 1523 and 1536 as the most powerful Ottoman official.

He consolidated the French alliance and renewed the commercial treaties with Venice, becoming the face of the Ottoman state in European diplomatic circles. In 1536 he was imprisoned and executed, a demonstration of the harshness of Ottoman court politics.

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What was The Grand Vizierate of İbrahim Pasha: Ottoman-European Diplomatic Relations?
Pargalı İbrahim Pasha, the close friend and grand vizier of Suleiman the Magnificent, served between 1523 and 1536 as the most powerful Ottoman official.
When did The Grand Vizierate of İbrahim Pasha: Ottoman-European Diplomatic Relations happen?
1523 CE
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İstanbul