Sultanzade à Âemsi Ahmed Pasha, known simply as à Âemsi Pasha (; d. 5 March 1580), was an Ottoman nobleman and beylerbey who occupied several high-ranking posts, serving at various stages as the Ottoman governor-general of the beylerbeyliks of Damascus, Anatolia and Rumeli.
Born in Bolu, in the Ottoman Eyalet of Anatolia, à Âemsi Pasha was the son of Mirza Mehmed Pasha, of the princely CandaroÃÂullarñ dynasty that reigned in the principality of Eflani, Kastamonu and Sinop, and a descendant of à Âemseddin Yaman Candar Bey, the dynasty's eponymous founder and first bey. His paternal grandfather was Kizil Ahmed Bey, son of Ibrahim II of Candar and an unknown consort. Ibrahim subsequently married Selçuk Hatun, daughter of Mehmed I.
His mother was à Âahnisa Sultan of the Ottoman dynasty, youngest daughter of à Âehzade Abdullah, son of Sultan Bayezid II, making à Âemsi Pasha the great-grandson of Mehmed the Conqueror.
Raised in the imperial residence of the period, Topkapñ Palace, à Âemsi Pasha attended the prestigious Ottoman Enderun School, and in the family tradition, participated in various Ottoman military campaigns, notably the Siege of Szigetvár in 1566 alongside Suleiman the Magnificent in his capacity as Beylerbey of Rumeli, in addition to the conquest of several fortresses across Europe. During the reign of Suleiman I, à Âemsi Pasha served as beylerbey.
Widely renowned as a hunter of distinction, Ã Âemsi Pasha was appointed hunting companion to Sultan Murad III.
Following his service, he charged pre-eminent Ottoman imperial architect Mimar Sinan with the task of building a mosque and adjoining complex near his main seat, the à Âemsi Pasha Palace on the Bosphorus shoreline in Constaninople. The à Âemsi Pasha Mosque is one of the smallest mosques of Mimar Sinan's works in the city, yet is one of the most well-known due to a combination of its miniature dimensions and waterfront location. It is mentioned as a chief example of Mimar Sinan's skill in organically blending architecture with the natural landscape.
à Âemsi Pasha had one daughter and two sons: