Serdar-ı Ekrem (commander-in-chief)
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Serdar-ı Ekrem (commander-in-chief) was the Ottoman Empire’s highest military rank, held by top commanders such as Kara Mustafa Pasha who led major imperial campaigns.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Serdar-ı Ekrem | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ottoman military rank
ⓘ
title ⓘ |
| associatedWithOffice | Grand Vizier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorityLevel | direct representative of the sultan in the field ⓘ |
| campaignAssociation |
Crimean War
NERFINISHED
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Great Turkish War NERFINISHED ⓘ Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878) NERFINISHED ⓘ Russo-Turkish Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ Siege of Vienna (1683) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandLevel | theater-level command ⓘ |
| commandScope |
large-scale frontier campaigns
ⓘ
multi-army operations ⓘ |
| componentOfTitle |
Ekrem
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Serdar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| fieldOfActivity |
military leadership
ⓘ
warfare ⓘ |
| grantedBy | Ottoman sultan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grantedFor |
major wars against European powers
ⓘ
major wars against Russia ⓘ |
| hasHonorificCharacter | yes ⓘ |
| hierarchicalPosition | highest military rank in the Ottoman Empire during campaigns ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Ottoman Turkish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literalMeaning | the most exalted commander ⓘ |
| meaningOfComponent |
Ekrem means most noble or most exalted
NERFINISHED
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Serdar means military commander or leader NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Ottoman army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableHolder |
Gazi Osman Pasha
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hüseyin Avni Pasha NERFINISHED ⓘ Kara Mustafa Pasha NERFINISHED ⓘ Mehmed Ali Pasha (Ottoman general) NERFINISHED ⓘ Ömer Pasha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oftenHeldBy | Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| rankClass | senior command rank ⓘ |
| region | territories of the Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Grand Vizier
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ottoman military hierarchy ⓘ Serasker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibility |
commanding major imperial campaigns
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coordination of provincial and central forces ⓘ overall command of Ottoman field forces ⓘ strategic planning of campaigns ⓘ |
| role | supreme field commander of the Ottoman army ⓘ |
| status | historical rank ⓘ |
| translation | commander-in-chief ⓘ |
| typeOfCommand | extraordinary wartime command ⓘ |
| usedInPeriod |
classical period of the Ottoman Empire
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early modern period of the Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
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