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'''Köprülü Numan (or Nuuman) Pasha''' (died 1719) was the Grand [[Vizier]] of the [[Ottoman Empire]] between June and August in 1710. He was a member of the [[Köprülü family]]. |
'''Köprülü Numan (or Nuuman) Pasha''' (died 1719) was the Grand [[Vizier]] of the [[Ottoman Empire]] between June and August in 1710. He was a member of the [[Köprülü family]]. |
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Moldovian voivod [[Dimitrie Cantemir]], who rebelled against the Ottoman rule in 1711 and exiled to Russia after loosing with his ally the [[Russo-Turkish War (1710–1711)|Russo-Turkish War]], wrote an amusing, although not very reliable anecdote of his enemy Numan Pasha in his history describing events, which led to his politivs. According to Cantemir Numan Pasha was [[:wiktionary:bookish|bookish]] and pale of skin, also not of sound mind; his time in office was noted for an incident where he was insistent that there was always a [[fly]] landed upon his nose. He was only cured when during an examination, a French physician fed him [[:wiktionary:julep|juleps]] (lying that it was for medicinal purposes), and pretended to agree with him. The physician produced a knife and cut off the imaginary fly, and then showed Numan Pasha a dead one that was already hidden in his hand. <ref>Samuel Butler: ''Hudibras: a poem, Volume 2''. Akerman, 1822: Notes ''p. 79''</ref><ref>Goodwin, Jason: ''Lords of the Horizons'' (chapter 19: Koprulu and Vienna, ''p. 234'') published 1998</ref>. |
Moldovian voivod [[Dimitrie Cantemir]], who rebelled against the Ottoman rule in 1711 and exiled to Russia after loosing with his ally the [[Russo-Turkish War (1710–1711)|Russo-Turkish War]], wrote an amusing, although not very reliable anecdote of his enemy Numan Pasha in his history describing events, which led to his politivs. According to Cantemir Numan Pasha was [[:wiktionary:bookish|bookish]] and pale of skin, also not of sound mind; his time in office was noted for an incident where he was insistent that there was always a [[fly]] landed upon his nose. He was only cured when during an examination, a French physician fed him [[:wiktionary:julep|juleps]] (lying that it was for medicinal purposes), and pretended to agree with him. The physician produced a knife and cut off the imaginary fly, and then showed Numan Pasha a dead one that was already hidden in his hand. This was later described by [[Samuel Butler (poet)|Samuel Butler]] in his satirical poem [[Hudibras]].<ref>Samuel Butler: ''Hudibras: a poem, Volume 2''. Akerman, 1822: Notes ''p. 79''</ref><ref>Goodwin, Jason: ''Lords of the Horizons'' (chapter 19: Koprulu and Vienna, ''p. 234'') published 1998</ref>. |
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==See also== |
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Revision as of 20:15, 15 August 2009
Köprülü Numan (or Nuuman) Pasha (died 1719) was the Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire between June and August in 1710. He was a member of the Köprülü family.
Moldovian voivod Dimitrie Cantemir, who rebelled against the Ottoman rule in 1711 and exiled to Russia after loosing with his ally the Russo-Turkish War, wrote an amusing, although not very reliable anecdote of his enemy Numan Pasha in his history describing events, which led to his politivs. According to Cantemir Numan Pasha was bookish and pale of skin, also not of sound mind; his time in office was noted for an incident where he was insistent that there was always a fly landed upon his nose. He was only cured when during an examination, a French physician fed him juleps (lying that it was for medicinal purposes), and pretended to agree with him. The physician produced a knife and cut off the imaginary fly, and then showed Numan Pasha a dead one that was already hidden in his hand. This was later described by Samuel Butler in his satirical poem Hudibras.[1][2].
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