Lala Mehmed Pasha was a Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire

Ottoman Empire

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 between 19 November and 28 October 1595 under the reign of Mehmed III

Mehmed III

Mehmed III Adli was sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1595 until his death.-Biography:...

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Born in Gölmarmara

Gölmarmara

Gölmarmara is a town and district of Manisa Province in Turkey's Aegean at a distance of from the province center of Manisa. The town owes its name to the nearby Lake Marmara, called under various names throughout history. The town of Gölmarmara itself was a mere village in Ottoman times cited...

 in western Anatolia

Anatolia

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, he became a lala

Lala

Lala VC was an Indian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth soldiers.-Details:...

 (tutor) to the sultan Murad III

Murad III

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 and then to his son Mehmed III

Mehmed III

Mehmed III Adli was sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1595 until his death.-Biography:...

, whence his nickname, and after having married the daughter of Mehmed III's daye (wet nurse

Wet nurse

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) Halime Hatun rose to serve as grand vizier in 1595, the first year of Mehmed III's reign, although only for a metter of few days before he suddenly died.