Dugali Ahmed or Ahmed-paša Dugalić (fl. 1598–1605) was an Ottoman Bosnian governor of the Bosnia Eyalet (1598–99; 1604) and Temeşvar Eyalet (1605–?). After the Serb Uprising of 1596–97 he made peace with Grdan. He succeeded Dželalija Hasan-paša (who died in Belgrade) as governor of the Temeşvar Eyalet.
Ahmed-paša Dugalić | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sanjak of Bosnia |
| Nationality | Ottoman |
| Relations | Malkoč-beg |
| Occupation | Beylerbey |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Ottoman Empire |
| Years of service | fl. 1598–1605 |
Early life
There are insufficient sources alleging that part of the Malkoçoğlu family (Malkočević) received sipahi status in Duge near Prozor, hence their name.[1] Ahmed descended from the Dugalići[1] of Malkoč-beg. The oldest mention of Ahmed is from 1598, when he became beylerbey of Bosnia.[2]
Career
Governor of Bosnia (1st term)
In 1598, Ahmed-paša Dugalić served as the governor of the Bosnia Eyalet.[3] He succeeded Hasan-paša Tir (s. 1597–98), and served as the beyler-bey of Bosnia, most likely for less than a year, being succeeded in 1599 by Derviš-paša Bajezidagić.[4] Ahmed-paša made peace with Grdan, the leader of the Serb Uprising of 1596–97, and forgave him,[5] doing nothing to Grdan, not even stripping him of his voivodeship of the Nikšić nahija.[6]
Governor of Bosnia (2nd term)
When Husein-paša left Bosnia in 1604 and became beylerbey of Temeşvar, Ahmed-paša succeeded him in Bosnia.[7]In February 1604, Ahmed-paša Dugalić went from Belgrade to Bosnia to take over the Vizierate of Bosnia.[8]
Governor of Temeşvar
With the death of Dželalija Hasan-paša in Belgrade in 1605,[8] Ahmed-paša Dugalić succeeded as governor of the Temeşvar Eyalet.[9]