Person in the Tomb
Mahmut Bey was one of the two sons of Grand Vizier Halil Paşa. It is said that his brother, Ebubekir Bey, is also buried in the Halil Paşa Tomb.
No detailed biographical information about Mahmut Bey has survived to the present day. His tomb is part of the family cemetery within Halil Paşa’s own külliye.
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The tomb is situated above street level (fevkani) and is entered through a marble-framed arched doorway opening into the courtyard.
The door jambs are geometric in design and differ from those of the Halil Paşa Tomb.
There is no inscription. The low ashlar wall in front of the entrance is thought to be the base of a collapsed colonnade.
The floor is paved with hexagonal bricks. The tomb has a single blind dome resting on an eight-sided drum, which is supported by two main opposing walls and two brick arches.
On all four sides are small half-domes with flat pendentives. The marble finial (alem) is broken. The sarcophagi once placed over the tombs have since disappeared.
