Hasan Predojević, Telli Hasan Paşa, Gazi Hasan-paša Predojević, (died 22 June 1593) was a military leader of the Ottoman

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 army. Born Niko Predojević (Serbian Cyrillic: Нико Предојевић) in Herzegovina

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, he was given the name Hasan after he converted to Islam

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During the rule of Murat III (1574–1595) he became Sandjakbey of the Sanjak of Segedin where he stayed until June 1591, when he became the fifth Beylerbey

Beylerbey

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 (Governor-General) of Bosna

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 (until 22 June 1593). In 1592 he conquered the city of Bihać

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In 1593 his armies were defeated in the Battle of Sisak

Battle of Sisak

The Battle of Sisak was fought on June 22, 1593, between Ottoman forces of the Bosnian governor-general, or Beylerbeyi, Hasan-paša Predojević, and forces of the Holy Roman Empire under the supreme command of the Styrian general Ruprecht von Eggenberg...

where Predojević died. He had drowned in the river and his dress was taken as a trophy to Ljubljana where it was remade into the sacerdotal coat worn by the bishop during the celebration of the Thanksgiving mass.