Antoni Aleksander Iliński
Ottoman-Polish general / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Antoni Aleksander Iliński, also known as Iskender Pasha (Turkish: Mehmet İskender Paşa; 1812–1861), was a Polish-Ottoman military officer and general. A Polish independence activist and insurgent, he took part in the independence struggles of Poles and Hungarians against the Austrian-Russian alliance. He converted to Islam in 1844 and subsequently served in various commanding posts in the Ottoman Army during the reign of Abdulmejid I (1839–1861) in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Danube, Crimea, Transcaucasia, and Baghdad. He was promoted to the rank of pasha (general) during the Crimean War in 1855.
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Iskender Pasha | |
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Native name | Mehmed İskender |
Birth name | Antoni Aleksander Iliński |
Born | 1812 Yarmolyntsi, Ukraine |
Died | 1861 (aged 48–49) Istanbul, Ottoman Empire |
Allegiance | Ottoman Empire |
Service/ | Ottoman Army |
Years of service | 1844–1861 |
Rank | Major general |
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