Kasñm Pasha or Kasim Pasha (; 1442âÂÂ43) was an Ottoman general and governor, the beylerbey of Rumelia and one of the commanders of the Ottoman forces during the Crusade of Varna (1443âÂÂ44).
When Rumelian beylerbey and vizier Hadñm à Âehabeddin was defeated by John Hunyadi in 1442, he was replaced by Kasñm Pasha at both positions.
At the beginning of the Crusade of Varna John Hunyadi crossed the Danube and rushed south along the river Morava to attack forces of Kasñm Pasha before he could mobilize his complete army. The cavalry forces of 12,000 commanded by Kasñm Pasha were defeated near Aleksinac during the Battle of Nià ¡ in 1443. After an Ottoman defeat, the retreating forces of Kasñm Pasha and Turahan Bey burned all villages between Nià ¡ and Sofia. Turakhan Bey and Kasñm Pasha met each other again in Sofia from where Kasñm sent the messenger to Edirne to alert Sultan.
Kasñm Pasha commanded Ottoman forces that chased Christian army after the Battle of Zlatica held at the end of 1443. His army was defeated on 24 December 1444 on Melà ¡tica near Sofija and many Ottoman officers were captured by Christian army.
There was a big mutual animosity between Kasñm and Turahan and some Ottoman sources blame Turahan for Kasñm's defeat at Melà ¡tica claiming that Serbian Despot Brankoviàbribed Turahan not to participate in the battle which ended with the defeat of his rival, Kasñm.
When the Sultan banished Turahan Bey to a prison, Kasñm allegedly complained to ÃÂandarlñ Halil Pasha that Turahan Bey's subordinated officers should be banished too. When his complaint was refused, Kasñm resigned from the position of Rumelia beylerbey.