Topal Osman Pasha

Topal Osman Pasha
Topal Osman killed at the Battle of Kirkuk in a 1733 painting
127th Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire
In office 21 September 1731 – 12 March 1732
Monarch	Mahmud I
Preceded by	Kabakulak Ibrahim Pasha
Succeeded by	Hekimoğlu Ali Pasha
Personal details
Born	1663 Morea, Peloponnese, Ottoman Empire
Died	1733 (aged 69–70)
Military service
Allegiance	Ottoman Empire
Branch/service	Ottoman Army
Rank	Beylerbey Serasker General
Battles/wars	Ottoman–Venetian War (1714–1718) Ottoman–Persian War Battle of Samarra (1733) Battle of Kirkuk (1733)

Topal Osman Pasha (1663–1733) was an Ottoman military officer and administrator. A capable man, he rose to the rank of beylerbey by the age of 24 and served as general against the Venetians and the Habsburg monarchy and as governor in several provinces. His career eventually brought his appointment to the position of Grand Vizier in 1731–32. After his dismissal, he was sent to a provincial governorship, but was soon recalled to lead the Ottoman troops in the Ottoman–Persian War of 1730–35. He succeeded in defeating Nader Shah and saving Baghdad in 1732, but clashed with Nader for a second time the next year and was decisively beaten in the Battle of Kirkuk (1733), in which he lost his life.