Mehmed III
When in 1591 Mehmed Agha gave the sultan a richly decorated quiver, he was promoted to Chief Bailiff ("muhzirbaṣı"). In the same year he even became lieutenant-governor ("mütesellin") of Diyarbakır and Inspector of Works. During the following years he visited Arabia, Egypt and Macedonia. In 1597 he was appointed Master of the Waterways by sultan Mehmed III.