Definition of Pashas. Meaning of Pashas. Synonyms of Pashas

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Definition of Pashas

Pasha
Pasha Pa*sha", n. [Turk. p[=a]sh[=a], b[=a]sh[=a]; cf. Per. b[=a]sh[=a], b[=a]dsh[=a]h; perh. a corruption of Per. p[=a]dish[=a]h. Cf. Bashaw, Padishah, Shah.] An honorary title given to officers of high rank in Turkey, as to governers of provinces, military commanders, etc. The earlier form was bashaw. [Written also pacha.] Note: There are three classes of pashas, whose rank is distinguished by the number of the horsetails borne on their standards, being one, two, or three, a pasha of three tails being the highest.
pasha
Bashaw Ba*shaw", n. [See Pasha.] 1. A Turkish title of honor, now written pasha. See Pasha. 2. Fig.: A magnate or grandee. 3. (Zo["o]l.) A very large siluroid fish (Leptops olivaris) of the Mississippi valley; -- also called goujon, mud cat, and yellow cat.

Meaning of Pashas from wikipedia

- Kapudan Pasha (Grand Admiral of the Ottoman fleet). Pashas ranked above Beys and Aghas, but below Khedives and Viziers. Three grades of Pasha existed...
- The Three Pashas The Three Pashas, also known as the Young Turk triumvirate or CUP triumvirate, consisted of Mehmed Talaat Pasha, the Grand Vizier (prime...
- Suleiman Pasha (Turkish: Süleyman Paşa, also transliterated as "Sulayman Pasha", "Süleyman Pasha", "Suleyman Pasha", "Sulejman Pasha") may refer to one...
- Ali Pasha was the name of numerous Ottoman pashas named Ali. It is most commonly used to refer to Ali Pasha of Ioannina.[citation needed] Çandarlı Ali...
- Ahmad Pasha or Ahmed Pasha or Ahmet Pasha may refer to: Gedik Ahmed Pasha (died 1482), Ottoman grand vizier (1474–77) Dukakinzade Ahmed Pasha (died 1515)...
- for the Kapudan Pasha's replacements after 1877 List of Ottoman admirals, for Turkish commanders beneath the rank of the Kapudan Pashas According to Conflict...
- Beylerbeys, Pashas and Deys of the Regency of Algiers: Dely Ahmed 1586-1589 Hızır Pasha 1589–1591 Hadji Shaban Pasha 1591–1593 Mustapha Pasha 1593–1594...
- influence of Ahmet Kurt Pasha in central Albania. In late 1779, Ahmet Kurt Pasha organized a Meeting with local Albanian pashas in Elbasan between Him...
- pasha of Delvinë's forces occupied while Ali continued further south towards Arta and Preveza. These manoeuvres alerted the Venetians, and the pashas...
- Mehmed Pasha or Mehmet Pasha may refer to: Ayas Mehmed Pasha (1483–1539), Ottoman grand vizier Baltaci Mehmed Pasha (1662–1712), Ottoman grand vizier Bıyıklı...