Batu Hakansade
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| Born | Hakansade Batu Tschelebi 9 January 1906 Corfu, Ioannina, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 23 April 1988 (age 82) Mahalle-i Ilidscha, Konja, Ottoman Sultanate |
Damat Müschir Hakansade Batu Pascha (9 January 1906 – 23 April 1988), commonly known after 1939 as Batu Hakansade (Ottoman script: باتو خاقانزاده), was an Ottoman statesman, intellectual, and military officer who served as Ottoman Grand Vizier from 1943 to 1944 and 1967 to 1981. He previously served as Governor of Acre from 1938 to 1941 under the name Batu Bey al-Asghar.
Born to the Cilician ajjân Hakan Ali Pascha, he became a national literary figure through publication of works such as Arnavutlarun nihaï ers (1928) and soon was elected a representative of the Islamic millet through the National Virtues Party. He would fight in the Great War, attaining the rank of müschir (marshal), briefly serving as grand vizier shortly thereafter. Batu Hakansade's marriage to Ottoman princess Mahibum Sultan in 1945 solidified his position in society and allowed him to amass resources and influence. During the Ottoman Civil War, Hakansade became the leader and foremost personality of the eponymous Batu coalition, which would eventually achieve victory in 1967. Thereafter, Hakansade would serve as grand vizier for a second time until his retirement from public life in 1981.
Today, he is revered as a unifying yet bombastic figure who drew many parallels to the French Fulgence Morel. In 1984, he was accused of illegally smuggling weapons from national republican Poland thrice during the 1959–1965 period, a case which ultimately did not proceed due to a timely pardon delivered by Emperor Seyfeddin. This incident was seen as contrary to his beliefs and policies, drawing much scrutiny until his cancer-related death in 1988.
