Ahmed Cevdet Pasha
Politician
1822 – 1895
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Who was Ahmed Cevdet Pasha?
Ahmed Cevdet Pasha was an Ottoman scholar, intellectual, bureaucrat, administrator, and historian who was a prominent figure in the Tanzimat reforms of the Ottoman Empire. He was the head of the Mecelle commission that codified Islamic law for the first time in response to the Westernization of law.
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- Born
- Mar 22, 1822
Lovech - Also known as
- Ahmed Jawdat Pasha
- Parents
- Spouses
- Adviye Rabia Hanım
(1856 - )
- Adviye Rabia Hanım
- Children
- Nationality
- Ottoman Empire
- Profession
- Died
- May 25, 1895
Istanbul
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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