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The nickname \"Kuyucu\" is said to have been either from his ruthless suppression of Celali rebellions by beheading rebels and stuffing their heads down wells, or him falling into a well and being taken prisoner in battle.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"1530","date":"1530"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1585494#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Bosnia eyalet","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2055400"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1585494#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"5 August 1611","date":"1611-08-05"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1585494#P570"}},{"key":"deathplace","label":"Place of death","values":[{"text":"Diyarbakır","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q83387"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1585494#P20"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"Ottoman Empire","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12560"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1585494#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1585494#P106"}},{"key":"spouse","label":"Spouse","values":[{"text":"Fatma Sultan","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q46639312"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1585494#P26"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"grand vizier (11 December 1606 – 5 August 1611)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18811","start":"1606-12-11","end":"1611-08-05"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1585494#P39"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuyucu_Murad_Pasha","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1585494"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Kuyucu Murad Pasha born?","a":"Kuyucu Murad Pasha was born on 1530 in Bosnia eyalet."},{"q":"What positions has Kuyucu Murad Pasha held?","a":"Positions held by Kuyucu Murad Pasha include: grand vizier (1606–1611)."}],"related":[{"name":"Ahmed Cevad Pasha","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/ahmed-cevad-pasha"},{"name":"Mehmed Emin Âli Pasha","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/mehmed-emin-ali-pasha"},{"name":"Ba Ahmed","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/ba-ahmed"},{"name":"Köprülüzade Fazıl Mustafa Pasha","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/kopruluzade-fazl-mustafa-pasha"},{"name":"Lala Mustafa Pasha","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/lala-mustafa-pasha"},{"name":"Abu'l-Hasan Asaf Khan","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/abu-l-hasan-asaf-khan"}],"places_in":[],"nearby":[],"image":{"url":"https://diginpl.com/kb-img/kuyucu-murad-pasha-e92d824fba.jpg","width":267,"height":326,"license":"Public domain","credit":"1586 artist","page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Secaatname_0277._Rescue_of_Murad_Pasha,_ruler_of_Karaman.jpg"},"sources":[{"label":"Wikipedia (English): Kuyucu Murad Pasha","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuyucu_Murad_Pasha","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"},{"label":"Wikidata item Q1585494","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1585494","license":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},{"label":"Image: Secaatname 0277. Rescue of Murad Pasha, ruler of Karaman.jpg by 1586 artist (Public domain)","url":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Secaatname_0277._Rescue_of_Murad_Pasha,_ruler_of_Karaman.jpg","license":null}],"license":{"text":"CC BY-SA 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","facts":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},"attribution":"Text from the Wikipedia article Kuyucu Murad Pasha, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Secaatname 0277. Rescue of Murad Pasha, ruler of Karaman.jpg — 1586 artist, Public domain.","cite":"\"Kuyucu Murad Pasha\". DigiNepal. Last updated 4 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/kuyucu-murad-pasha. Retrieved 6 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-04T14:29:24Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-06","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/kuyucu-murad-pasha","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/kuyucu-murad-pasha","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/kuyucu-murad-pasha?lang=ne"}}