Er war der mächtigste Mann des Reiches — bis zu dieser einen Nacht

On the evening of March 14, 1536, two men dined together in Topkapi Palace: Sultan Suleiman I and Ibrahim Pasha—Grand Vizier, brother-in-law, and for thirteen years, the closest confidant of the most powerful man in the world. The next morning, Ibrahim Pasha was dead. Strangled. Without a trial. Without a public explanation. Suleiman never mentioned the execution of his closest friend in any known official document. Ibrahim Pasha came from a Greek coastal town as a Christian child. He became a slave. He became a friend of a sultan. He married into the ruling family. He led armies, negotiated treaties, and governed an empire. For thirteen years, he was the second most influential person in the most powerful state of his time. In this video, we tell his complete story—from his childhood in Parga, through his rise to Grand Vizier, his campaigns in Hungary and Persia, the title that changed everything, to the night no one saw coming. During his lifetime, they called him Makbul Ibrahim. Beloved Ibrahim. After his death: Maktul Ibrahim. Executed Ibrahim. Both names are accurate. ▶ Subscribe to the channel for more stories about people who changed history.