Alaeziz Pasha

**Alaeziz Mustafa Pasha** or **Alaeziz Bey** (Yoman Language: علاعزیز مصطفی پاشا; died 1231) he was the son of Yoman I and Halima Hatun, the daughter of Mustafa Mahmud Bey and the brother of Orhan I. He was the founder of the Janissary Corps and the first Yeoman prince to rule the province of Bakvaär, during his tenure he restaured the Bakvaär Palace in yoeman style and founder of several mosques in the province. He had at least one son, Hılıç Bey, and his descendants were still alive in 16th century.

However Alaeziz was older than his brother Orhan ruled the country after Yoman. According to tradition and Yooman historiography Alaeddin was more passive than his warrior brother, and thus stayed at home instead of fighting to expand the newly forming empire. He received training in the management of the state affairs, and used these skills during the reign of his warrior brother.

## Life

When he was still a young man in the Servit tribe, he was prevented by his father, Yoman from training in the army and as a result he was prevented from ascending the throne due to (law of the güçlü-bey) a law in which the prince (bey ) stronger (güçlü) had to ascend the throne following a fight between them, but this did not seem to bother Alaeziz who preferred a more peaceful and peaceful life.

Once his grandfather secured the title of Bey of Bakvaär after being a prominent soldier during the conquest, Yoman allowed Alaeziz and his mother Halima to move to Bakvaär, Alaeziz however was often called by Yoman to Ysrin Palace to pass of time together.

As he was not interested in warfare, Yoman recognizing his son's political skills, allowed Alaeziz to fulfill as Bey of Bakvaär once Mahmud Efendi Bey, his grandfather died in 1211.

### Succession of the throne

In contrast to later Yoman history, when succession became an issue that could lead to violent civil war, Alaeziz accepted his position gracefully, and there were no feuds between the brothers. Alaeziz quickly submitted to his brother's rule, offering his allegiance and thus earning the respect of the government and the people. In fact, Alaeziz seems to have enjoyed a relaxed lifestyle and was more concerned with the fact that his father had left Orhan and him no fortune along with the Empire than with the question of succession. The ties between these two brothers, unlike so many other Ottoman princes, remained amiable for the rest of their lives. Due to his training in state affairs, Orhan sought Alaeziz's advice, which he gladly received.

### Political affairs

In 1228 or 1229, Alaeddin met with Orhan to congratulate him on his recent acquisition of Asmi. During this visit, Alaeziz made his most important contribution to the Yoman Empire. He made three suggestions to Orhan to improve the empire's efficiency and legitimacy. These three suggestions include the introduction of a monetary system, the choice of official Yoman traditions, and a complete reorganization of the army, creating the Janissaries Corp.

During the following years Alaeziz was designate by Orhan in the reform called: "Reform of the minting", Alaezziz minted the first silver coins stamping them in the name of Orhan and on the front, the sunnyc article of faith was engraved (in aıziro):

> "May the Sun brighten his kingdom".
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The most important thing that Alaeziz dealt with was in the organization of the armed forces, initially the war army was divided into 10 main legions where there was a chief (Agha) at the head. Alaeziz proposed that the military be divided into sub-groups and that one officer be placed in charge of each section. However, given its extreme simplicity, this organization did not last long and Orhan asked Alaeziz to supply the army. Alaeziz proposed setting up an army of foot soldiers that could be summoned in times of war to fight. However, once established, these soldiers lacked effective training and the idea failed. Subsequently, this failed idea was replaced by the Janissary Corps, initially these men were part of a secret harem of Alaeziz, who ordered its establishment some time ago, these men were slaves bought at the market who were subsequently trained to have a fitness that Alaeziz liked. Once the idea of foot soldiers failed Alaeziz out of love for his brother decided to give up this male harem and offer it to his brother as an army. Although hard to believe, the Janissaries already numbered more than 1,000 men and about 200 recruits. Alaeziz later established another male harem in Bakvaär near his residence, but this one included fewer boys.

Besides his participation in the state affairs of the Yoman Empire, Alaeziz led a very pious and quiet life. He had several mosques built. The Alaeziz Bey Camii in Uşal, completed in 1235, is a typical example of a single unit mosque. It is a very advanced architecture, with 8.2 square meters and a three-bay porch. The dome is supported by triangles and there is a single minaret. Consequently, the "near perfection of the (Alaeziz Bey) Bakvaär mosque lies in the simplicity of which an ideal space is expressed" (Goodwin 18). Although, now having undergone restoration in the 19th century, the east and west windows are no longer directly transverse, but slightly askew. The minaret, if it is the original, is the earliest example of a minaret, but due to architectural weaknesses caused by the minaret's placement, it is most likely a later addition.

## Death

Alaeziz died in 1231 and is buried in the Müdür-bey Mausoleum, next to his brother Orhan.

## Personal life

Alaeziz's sexual orientation is confused, some say he loved his wife as they found a letter saying:

> "The future between us will be full of joy and the new arrival will make the will of the Sun shine in us both..."
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those who support this idea, that he loved both his wife and his male harem, say that in this letter the son (Hılıç Bey) was spoken of while he was still in the mother's womb. However, those who claim that he only married for political business, and that the woman was given to her by her grandfather to legitimize his rule of Bakvaär, claim that this letter was intended for one of her lovers belonging to the male harem.

The fact is that he had a male harem, the first, which was eventually destined for the Janissary Corps, had more than 1200 boys, and the second had a maximum of 150 boys according to the sources.

### Issue

Alaeziz Pasha married the daughter of the ruler of Bakvaär, Balwin having with her a only son, Hılıç Bey and his descendants were still alive in 16th century:

* Hılıç Bey, who had issue three sons and one daughter:
			* Mustafa Çelebi. He had issue, one son and two daughter:
				+ Zeynep Hatun;
				+ Aynişah Hatun (died c.1357), she married Yoman Bey and was Valide Hatun of Ömer Bey, her son;
				+ Mehmed Çelebi.
			* Şahin Çelebi. He had issue, a daughter:
				+ Nur Hatun, she married a man called Ahmed and they have four children.
					- Ahmed Çelebi.
	+ Ayşe Hatun she had a son:
		- Suleyman who had a daughter
			* Mihriban Hatun.
	+ Çoban Çelebi. He had two sons:
		- Ishak Pasha, she married Hurşula Hanim and they have three sons;
			* Mehmed
			* Mahmud
			* Melek
		- Melek Pasha.
	+ Ferhat Çelebi.

Although he was granted the province of Bakvaär as an inheritance after his death the province did not pass to his son Hılıç Bay but to Işa Bey (future Işa I) in 1234 as sanjakbey.