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çavuşbaşı at dergâh-ı âlî (Sublime Porte), was appointed to the sancak
of Mezistre but later Mezistre was given back to the son of its previous
governor . A few months later, in May 1596, Halil Pasha changed
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again the sancakbeyi of Mezistre by replacing him with one of the pre-
vious governors of Nakşa (Naxos) . Nevertheless, there were also mar-
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itime sancaks with extraordinarily stable administration during Halil
Pasha’s admiralty. The most notable was the sancak of İnebahtı (Le-
panto), opposite Patras. The registers show that Budak Beğ, who had
previously held the sancak of Mezistre, was the sancakbeyi of İnebahtı
in 1595 and joined Halil Pasha’s naval expedition in 1596 with this
status. Budak Beğ, thanks to his services in this expedition, was given
in January 1597 an important increase in his income and was con-
ceded in February 1597 the sancak of İnebahtı for life .
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Halil Pasha’s personal intervention in the appointments through
his own petitions is primarily observed in 1596 on the eve of the first
and only campaign he participated in as admiral. Some of these ap-
pointments clearly aimed at strengthening the maritime defence in the
Aegean. In April and June 1596, Halil Pasha petitioned the sultan to
appoint two hassa kapudanı (captains in charge of galleys belonging
to the sultan) as sancakbeyi to the important maritime districts of
Kocaeli and Sakız (Chios, Greece). The sancakbeyi of Kocaeli, Mehmed
Beğ, who probably ruled this district in the previous administration,
was dismissed and replaced by a certain hassa kapudanı Ahmed, a
veteran marine that owned a perfectly equipped galley. Another hassa
kapudanı called Memi was given the government of Sakız in place of
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Musa Beğ, who had governed this district several times in 1594 . The
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sancak of Selanik (Salonica, Greece) was given on April 19, 1596, upon
the request of Halil Pasha, to a certain Mustafa Beğ, the ex-governor
of the sancak of Biga, so that he protected the surroundings of Selanik
with his galley . Nevertheless, in less than a month, Halil Pasha ap-
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pointed the same Mustafa Beğ back to the sancak of Biga, and

80 Selaniki, Tarih-i Selaniki cit., p. 556.
81 «Livâ-i Mezistre: kapudan Halil Paşa arzıyla sâbıkan Nakşa beği olan Ali Beğ’e
buyuruldı [the district of Mezistre is conceded to Ali Beğ, previous beğ of Nakşa, with
the petition of the admiral Halil Pasha]». BOA, A.RSK.d 1474, Şevval 1004 (May 1596),
p. 111.
82 «Livâ-i İnebahtı…Budak Beğ’e girü kayd-ı hayatla buyuruldı [The district of Le-
panto…is given to Budak Beğ back for lifetime]». BOA, A.RSK.d 1474, 26 Cemâziyelâhir
1005 (14 February 1597), p. 202.
83 It is uncertain whether this Memi was Arnavud Memi.
84 BOA, A.NŞT.d 1140, 15 Şaban 1004 (9 April 1596), p. 140; BOA, A.NŞT.d 1140,
9 Şevval 1004 (6 June 1596), p. 150.
85 «Vezîr Halil Paşa arzıyla Biga sancağından ma‘zûl Mustafa Beğ kadırgasıyla Se-
lanik etraflarını muhâfaza itmek üzere…». BOA, A.RSK.d 1474, 20 Şaban 1004 (19 April
1596), p. 79.

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