Koca Sinan Pasha (Turkish: Koca Sinan Paşa, "Sinan the Great"; c. 1506 - 3 April 1596) was an Albanian-born Ottoman Grand Vizier, military figure, and statesman. From 1580 until his death he served five times as Grand Vizier. In 1594, he ordered the burning of Saint Sava's remains on the Vračar plateau.
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1506 Topojan, Ottoman Empire (Modern Albania)
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1596 (aged 89) Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (Modern Turkey)
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