Malkoçoğlu Bali Bey (1495–1548), also known as Malkoç Bey,[1] was an Ottoman military commander and governor of Serbian origin, serving Suleiman the Magnificent. The son of Malkoçoğlu Yaya Pasha who had served as Beylerbey of Anatolia and Rumelia and attained the rank of vizier, marrying a daughter of Bayezid II in 1501, Hümaşah Sultan. His younger brother was Malkoçoğlu Mehmet Bey. He distinguished himself at the Battle of Mohács (1526). He then served as the governor (beylerbey) of the Budin Eyalet until 1541.[2] Bali Bey was the commander of akıncı[3] and gazis.[4]
Malkoçoğlu Bali Bey | |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Malkoç Bey |
| Born | 1495 Sanjak of Bosnia |
| Died | 1555 Buda, Budapest, Hungary |
| Buried | Unknown |
| Allegiance |  Ottoman Empire |
| Rank | Beylerbey |
| Battles / wars | Battle of Mohács |
| Spouse(s) | Unknown |
He was portrayed by Cüneyt Arkın classic movie series in Malkoçoğlu and actor Burak Özçivit in the Muhteşem Yüzyıl (2011–14) series.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Vera Costantini; Markus Koller (31 July 2008). Living in the Ottoman Ecumenical Community: Essays in Honour of Suraiya Faroqhi. BRILL. p. 151. ISBN 978-90-474-3318-7.
- ^ Bietenholz, P.G.; Deutscher, T.B. (2003). Contemporaries of Erasmus: A Biographical Register of the Renaissance and Reformation. University of Toronto Press. p. 423. ISBN 9780802085771. Retrieved 2014-10-05.
- ^ Mülayim, S.; Matthews, J. H.; Akad, T. (1996). Nevşehir. Republic of Turkey Ministry of Culture. ISBN 9789751716828. Retrieved 2014-10-05.
- ^ Yürekli 2016.
Bibliography
edit- Yürekli, Zeynep (2016) [2012]. Architecture and Hagiography in the Ottoman Empire: The Politics of Bektashi Shrines in the Classical Age. Routledge. p. 119. ISBN 978-1-317-17941-2.