Midhat Pasha

Ottoman grand vizier, reformist, and creator of the first Ottoman constitution (1822-1883)
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Midhat Pasha
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Facts

21 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[24]
Date of birth
October 18, 1822, 1822[10]
Date of death
April 26, 1883, 1883[11]
Place of birth
Istanbul
Place of death
Ta'if
Country of citizenship
Ottoman Empire[13]
Position held
grand vizier of the Ottoman Empire, grand vizier of the Ottoman Empire, Beylerbey of Damascus, wali, governor[17][18][19][20]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Turkish, French, Arabic, Persian[37][38][39][40]
Given name
Ahmet[28]
Manner of death
homicide[29]
Name in native language
احمد شفیق مدحت پاشا, Mithat Paşa, أحمد مدحت[41][42][43]
P14536
350110
P14541
24vkpz
🏷️ Also known as
en Mithat Paşa en Ahmed Midhat Pasha en Ahmed Şefik Midhat Pasha en Ahmed Shefik Midhat Pasha en Ahmet Şefik Mithat Pasha en Midhat Paşa en Midhat Pascha en Midhat Pasha en Ahmad Shafiq Midhat Pasha en Paşa ar مدحت باشا cs Ahmed Midhat Paša cs Ahmed Şefik cs Ahmed Şefik Midhat Paşa cs Midhad paša cs Midhat cs Midhat Paša cs Mithat Paşa cs Paşa Midhat de Mithat Pascha
🔖 Identifiers · 38
VIAF cluster ID
10758777
Library of Congress authority ID
n84017863
GND ID
123618460
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
16580771z
BioLexSOE ID
1357
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp00576660
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
123618460
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID
18037
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Midhat-Pasha
FAST ID
129774
Show all 38 identifiers +26
Freebase ID
/m/045x_f
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
midhat-paixa
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0042394
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
2211709
NE.se ID
midhat-pasa
NL CR AUT ID
js2007409778
NUKAT ID
n2016076214
National Library of Greece ID
106821
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007265455805171
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810645785305606
National Library of Russia ID
770140127, 7767944
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp03074
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
070234140
Obálky knih ID
js2007409778
Open Library ID
OL7179848A
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100156536
Poincaré Papers person ID
14979
TDV Encyclopedia of Islam ID
midhat-pasa
Treccani ID
midhat-pascia
Treccani's Dizionario di Storia ID
midhat-pascia
Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID
midhat-pascia
WorldCat Entities ID
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Occupation 4
Religion or worldview 3
Cause of death 2
Described by source 2
Field of work 2
Position held 2
Country of citizenship 1
Founded entities 1
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Heads of state of 1
Instance of 1
Killed by 1
Manner of death 1
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Summary

Midhat Pasha was born on October 18, 1822[1], in Istanbul[2]. He died on April 26, 1883[3], in Ta'if[4]. He worked as a statesperson[5], kingmaker[6], grand vizier[7], wali[8], and politician[9].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Midhat Pasha include Medhat Pasha Souq[44], a marketplace[45], in Syria[46].

Why It Matters

Entities named for him include Medhat Pasha Souq[44], a marketplace[45], in Syria[46].

FAQs

Where was Midhat Pasha born?

Midhat Pasha's place of birth was Istanbul[2].

Where did Midhat Pasha die?

Midhat Pasha passed away in Ta'if[4].

What did Midhat Pasha do for work?

Midhat Pasha worked as a statesperson[5], kingmaker[6], grand vizier[7], wali[8], and politician[9].

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  16. [8] ↑ . al-Aʻlām (Dār al-ʻIlm, 2002). wikidata.org.
  17. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . algardenia.com. algardenia.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  25. [10] ↑ . al-Aʻlām (Dār al-ʻIlm, 2002). wikidata.org.
  26. [3] ↑ . pantheon.world. Retrieved . pantheon.world. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [11] ↑ . al-Aʻlām (Dār al-ʻIlm, 2002). wikidata.org.
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  37. [37] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  39. [39] ↑ . algardenia.com. algardenia.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . algardenia.com. algardenia.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  41. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  43. [43] ↑ . al-Aʻlām (Dār al-ʻIlm, 2002). wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [45] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [46] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 11w ago · ForzaGreen · 2026-08-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Name in native language → {'lang': 'tr', 'text': 'احمد شفیق مدحت پاشا'}, {'lang': 'tr', 'text': 'Mithat Paşa'}, {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'أحمد مدحت'}
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Name in native language: أحمد مدحت, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269159|batch #269159]]"
  2. 16w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 24vkpz
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  3. 18w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14536 → 350110
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14536: 350110, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782462304762"
  4. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → statesperson, kingmaker, grand vizier +2
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32085|batch #32085]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (27)"
  5. 25w ago · MarisDreshmanisBot bot · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Ta'if
    Described by source → Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947), Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890) +4
    Cause of death → assassination, strangling
    Sex or gender → male
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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