Malkoçoğlu Bali Bey Explained

Malkoçoğlu Bali
Honorific Suffix:Bey
Nickname:Malkoç Bey
Birth Date:1495
Birth Place:Sanjak of Bosnia
Death Date:1555
Death Place:Buda, Budapest, Hungary
Placeofburial:Unknown
Rank:Beylerbey
Battles:Battle of Mohács
Spouse:Unknown

Malkoçoğlu Bali Bey (1495–1548), also known as Malkoç Bey,[1] was an Ottoman military commander and governor of Serbian origin, serving Suleiman the Magnificent. The son of Malkoçoğlu Yaya Pasha who had served as Beylerbey of Anatolia and Rumelia and attained the rank of vizier, marrying a daughter of Bayezid II in 1501, Hümaşah Sultan. His younger brother was Malkoçoğlu Mehmet Bey. He distinguished himself at the Battle of Mohács (1526). He then served as the governor (beylerbey) of the Budin Eyalet until 1541.[2] Bali Bey was the commander of akıncı[3] and gazis.

He was portrayed by Cüneyt Arkın classic movie series in Malkoçoğlu and actor Burak Özçivit in the Muhteşem Yüzyıl (2011–14) series.

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  1. Book: Vera Costantini. Markus Koller. Living in the Ottoman Ecumenical Community: Essays in Honour of Suraiya Faroqhi. 31 July 2008. BRILL. 978-90-474-3318-7. 151.
  2. Book: Contemporaries of Erasmus: A Biographical Register of the Renaissance and Reformation. Bietenholz, P.G.. Deutscher, T.B.. 2003. v. 1-3. University of Toronto Press. 9780802085771. 2014-10-05. 423.
  3. Book: Nevşehir. Mülayim, S.. Matthews, J. H.. Akad, T.. 1996. Republic of Turkey Ministry of Culture. 9789751716828. 2014-10-05.