Kara Davud Pasha

For other people named Davud Pasha, see Davud Pasha (disambiguation).

In this Ottoman Turkish style name, the given name is Davud, the title is Pasha, and there is no family name.

Kara Davud Pasha, also known as simply Davud Pasha or as Hain Davud Pasha ("Davud Pasha the Traitor"), was an Ottoman statesman who became briefly Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire in 1622, during the reign of his brother-in-law Mustafa I.

Damat Kara Davud Pasha
In office 20 May 1622 – 13 June 1622
Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire
Monarch	Mustafa I
Preceded by	Dilaver Pasha
Succeeded by	Mere Hüseyin Pasha (first tenure)
Kapudan Pasha
In office 1617–1618
Personal details
Born	1570 Bosnia Eyalet
Died	18 January 1623 Istanbul, Turkey
Spouse	Şah Sultan
Children	A son A daughter

His first position was of Kethüda under Mehmet III (1595-1603) then he was named Kapıcıbaşı under Ahmed I (1603-1617). He became Kapudan Pasha for a brief time during the first reign of Mustafa I (1617-1618).He was appointed Beylerbey of Rumelia and shortly afterwards vizier.

He was Grand Vizier on 20 May 1622 through the influence of Mustafa's mother, his own mother-in-law. His intent was to enthrone one of his sons or future sons having with Mehmed III's daughter, Şah.

He carried out the execution of Osman II, cutting off his ear as proof to give to Halime that Osman was dead. However, he was dismissed on 13 June 1622, and was tortured until his death because he executed Osman II without the confirmation of the Sultan (Mustafa). The supposed reason of Davud'execution was Halime's fear of the riots he faced due to the execution of Osman, given that he had been inhumanly executed by Davud. The army went against him and the people who were included in the execution of Osman were executed with him on 18 January 1623 by different methods. He was buried in Murat Pasha Mosque, Aksaray.

Family

He married Şah Sultan, daughter of Mehmed III and Halime Sultan in 1604 (consumed in March 1606). The couple had two children, a boy and a girl.

In popular culture

• In the 2015 Turkish television series Muhteşem Yüzyıl: Kösem, Davud was portrayed by turkish actor Mustafa Üstündağ.
• Şah Sultan (Davud's wife) by Melisa Ilayda Ozcanik (young role) and Öykü Karayel (adult role) with name Dilruba Sultan (daughter of Mehmed III and Halime Sultan), because when the series was shot the names of Mehmed's daughters were not known.