Mahmud Pasha Angelovi (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Mahmud Pasha or Mahmud-pa a An elovi (1420-1474), also known simply as Adni, was a Serbian-born of Byzantine noble descent (Angeloi) who became an Ottoman general and statesman, after being abducted as a child by the Sultan. As Veli Mahmud Pa a he was Grand Vizier in 1456-1468 and again in 1472-1474. A capable military commander, throughout his tenure he led armies or accompanied Mehmed II on his own campaigns. After the Ottoman conquest of Thessaly in 1394, the ruling Angeloi Philanthropenoi family took refuge in Serbia. The grandchildren of either Alexios or Manuel were Mahmud Pasha and his brother Mihailo An elovi .