Küçük Hüseyin Pasha facts for kids

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

Küçük Hüseyin Pasha (born 1757 – died 7 December 1803) was an important leader and navy commander in the Ottoman Empire. He was also known as Tayazade Damat Küçük Hüseyin Pasha. From 1792 to 1803, he served as the Kapudan Pasha. This was a very high rank, meaning he was the Grand Admiral, or top commander, of the entire Ottoman Navy.

Küçük Hüseyin Pasha became part of the Ottoman dynasty family when he married an Ottoman princess named Esma Sultan. Because of this marriage, he was called a damat, which means "bridegroom" in the Ottoman court.

He was born in Georgia. Küçük Hüseyin Pasha led the Ottoman navy in several important missions. He fought against pirates in the Mediterranean Sea to keep trade routes safe. He also commanded the navy during the French Revolutionary Wars, which were a series of big conflicts involving France and other European powers.

In 1801, he was one of the people who signed the Capitulation of Alexandria (1801). This was an agreement that ended fighting in Egypt between the French and the British and Ottoman forces.

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