Sinan Pasha Sijerčić
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Sinan-paša Sijerčić (died 1806) was an Ottoman Pasha (general) from the Bosnia Eyalet, who governed the area of Goražde and its surroundings, and also Pljevlja as mütesellim.[1] He died while commanding the Ottoman Army in the Battle of Mišar against Serbian revolutionaries in mid-August 1806,[2] being slain by Luka Lazarević.[3] He descended from a Bosnian Serb family, the Šijernić.[4][5] He helped reconstruct the Serbian Orthodox Herzog's Church in Goražde, where his grandfather Radoslav had been buried.
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Sinan-paša Sijerčić | |
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Born | second half of the 18th century Bosnia Eyalet, Ottoman Empire |
Died | (1806-08-15)15 August 1806 Mišar, Sanjak of Smederevo, Ottoman Empire (modern Serbia) |
Cause of death | Killed by Luka Lazarević in battle |
Allegiance | ![]() |
Rank | Pasha, mütesellim |
Battles/wars | Battle of Mišar † |
Relations | Radoslav (Grandfather) |
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