Cenaze Hasan Pasha
Cenaze Hasan Pasha was a short-term Ottoman [Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire|Ottoman Empire|grand vizier] in 1789. His epithet Cenaze means "corpse" because he was ill when appointed to the post.
He was instrumental in putting down the Orlov revolt and was successful during the Austro-Turkish War of 1788–1791. Due to his previous military success, he was promoted to Grand Vizier in 1789 and led Ottoman troops during the Russo-Turkish War of 1787–1792. However, he was notably defeated by Alexander Suvorov at the Battle of Rymnik, despite outnumbering the Russian general's forces greatly.
Early years
He was a Circassian servicing in various positions in the Ottoman Empire. He was the acting governor of Tripoliçe in 1770 during the Russo-Turkish War (1768–1774). He defended the town against a Russia-backed rebellion. Upon this success he was promoted. While he was the governor of Vidin he took part in the Battle of Karánsebes in the scope of the Russo-Turkish War (1787–1792) and contributed to the victory.
On 28 May 1789, he was appointed as the grand vizier. But he was sick in bed when he received the sultan's letter of appointment, and so he was nicknamed Cenaze. On 22 September he personally led the army against the Austrian-Russian alliance in the Battle of Rymnik, but he was defeated. After this defeat he was dismissed on 2 December 1789.
Later years
He was appointed as the governor of Rusçuk. But later he was exiled to Bozcaada. In 1792, he was pardoned and appointed as the governor of Silistra. Later he was transferred to various cities such as Chania, Heraklion, Bender and Khotyn. While he was in Khotyn, he fell prisoner to the Russians in the newly begun Russo-Turkish War (1806–1812). After the peace treaty, he retired and died in Larissa in 1810.