Ahmet Paşa Humbaracı

Japanese: アフメト･パシャ（英語表記）Ahmet Paşa Humbaracı

1675‐1747
French nobleman. His real name was Claude Alexandre de Bonneval. He served in the military in France and later Austria, but in 1729 he defected to the Ottoman Empire, converted to Islam and took the name Ahmed. In his service to the Ottoman Empire, he worked hard to reform the artillery, and was given the title of Pasha and the nickname "Humbalaj the Artiller." In his later years, he sought a way to return to France, but died in Istanbul. [Suzuki Tadasu]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

1675‐1747
フランスの貴族。本名クロード･アレクサンドル･ド･ボンバルClaude Alexandre de Bonneval。フランス，後にオーストリアで軍務についたが，1729年にオスマン帝国に亡命し，イスラムに改宗してアフメトと名のった。オスマン朝に仕えて，砲兵隊の改革に尽力し，パシャの称号を得，〈砲兵フンバラジ〉の異名を得た。晩年，フランスへの帰国の方途を求めたが，イスタンブールで没した。【鈴木董】

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