Person in the Tomb
Ahmed Cevad Pasha was an important statesman who served as grand vizier between 1891 and 1895 during the reign of Sultan Abdülhamid II.
He belonged to the Kabaağaçlızade family and was the elder brother of Şakir Pasha, as well as the uncle of the Fisherman of Halicarnassus, Cevat Şakir Kabaağaçlı, Fahrelnissa Zeid, and Aliye Berger. Having lost his father, Colonel Mustafa Asım Bey, and his mother at an early age, he was later raised by Sheikh al-Islam Atıfzade Hüsameddin Efendi.
He graduated first in his class from the Military Staff College, took part in the Ottoman-Russian War, restored public order in Crete, served as ambassador in Cetinje, and was appointed grand vizier in 1891 with the rank of müşir.
Known also as a historian, Ahmed Cevad Pasha contributed to Ottoman military history with his work titled Tarih-i Askerî-i Osmanî.
When he died, in accordance with his will, he was buried in the courtyard of the Emir Buhari Lodge, to which he was affiliated, in the place where the graves of his mother and father were also located. His sister Hacer Sare Hanım is also buried in the tomb.
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The tomb is a square-planned structure built of ashlar stone in the Neo-Classical style.
It is covered with a dome; the dome rests on octagonal columns and arches placed at the corners of the walls.
The entrance section has a rectangular plan and is accessed through an iwan supported by marble columns with stalactite capitals.
One of the inscriptions at the entrance was written by the calligrapher Hâfız Mehmed Nuri Efendi.
Bearing the signature of Architect Kemalettin Bey, the structure reflects a tomb design of the period shaped by Western influence while blended with traditional lines.
