Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Sokollu Mehmed Pasha (Ottoman Turkish: سوکلو محمد پاشا; Serbo-Croatian: Mehmed-paša Sokolović; Cyrillic: Мехмед-паша Соколовић; born and died (1506 – 11 October 1579) was an Ottoman statesman hailing from Bosnia. Born as Bajo Nenadic, he was recruited at an early age as part of the devşirme system of Ottoman collection of young boys to be raised to serve as a janissary. He rose through the ranks of the Ottoman imperial system, eventually holding positions as commander of the imperial guard (1543–1546), High Admiral of the Fleet (1546–1551), Governor-General of Rumelia (1551–1555), Third Vizier (1555–1561), Second Vizier (1561–1565), and as Grand Vizier (1565–1579, for a total of 14 years, three months, 17 days) under three sultans: Suleiman the Magnificent, Selim II, and Murad III. He was assassinated in 1579, ending his near 15-year rule as de facto ruler of the Ottoman Empire.. }
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- Sokollu_Mehmed_Pasha abstract "Sokollu Mehmed Pasha (Ottoman Turkish: سوکلو محمد پاشا; Serbo-Croatian: Mehmed-paša Sokolović; Cyrillic: Мехмед-паша Соколовић; born and died (1506 – 11 October 1579) was an Ottoman statesman hailing from Bosnia. Born as Bajo Nenadic, he was recruited at an early age as part of the devşirme system of Ottoman collection of young boys to be raised to serve as a janissary. He rose through the ranks of the Ottoman imperial system, eventually holding positions as commander of the imperial guard (1543–1546), High Admiral of the Fleet (1546–1551), Governor-General of Rumelia (1551–1555), Third Vizier (1555–1561), Second Vizier (1561–1565), and as Grand Vizier (1565–1579, for a total of 14 years, three months, 17 days) under three sultans: Suleiman the Magnificent, Selim II, and Murad III. He was assassinated in 1579, ending his near 15-year rule as de facto ruler of the Ottoman Empire.".