•
Lazar of Serbia (1329–1389), Prince of Serbia, captured during battle and executed, according to some views at the place of
Pirinaz Mosque. •
Władysław III of Poland (1424–1444), King of Poland, killed during battle and then beheaded. •
Stephen Tomašević (1438–1463), King of Bosnia, captured and executed by Sultan
Mehmed II. •
Yunus Pasha (d. 1517), Grand Vizier, executed by order of Sultan
Selim I. •
Hain Ahmed Pasha (d. 1524), Ottoman renegade pasha, executed due to treason. •
Marco Antonio Bragadin and
Astorre Baglioni (d. 1571),
condottieri, executed by
Lala Mustafa Pasha. •
Ali Janbulad (d. 1610), Ottoman Kurdish renegade pasha, executed due to treason, head put on display in Constantinople. •
Ahmet the Calligrapher (d. 1682), Ottoman convert to Christianity, executed after refusing to return to Islam. •
Bajo Pivljanin (1630–1685), Serb hajduk, head put on display with several other at entrance of Seraglio. •
Gomidas Keumurdjian (1656–1707), Armenian Catholic priest, executed after refusing to convert. •
Constantin Brâncoveanu (1654–1714), Prince of Wallachia, executed by order of Sultan
Ahmed III after refusing to convert. •
Saint Christos the Arvanid (d. 1748), Albanian civilian, executed after refusing to convert. •
Nicholas Mavrogenes (1735–1790), Prince of Wallachia, killed, head put on display in Constantinople. •
Hadji Ali Haseki (d. 1795), Ottoman official, executed, head put on display in front of Topkapı. •
Constantine Hangerli (1760–1799), Prince of Wallachia, head put on display in his palace. • At least 72 heads of Serb notables in the "
Slaughter of the Knezes" (Late December–4 February 1804), among whom were
Janko Gagić,
Aleksa Nenadović and
Ilija Birčanin, the latter two's heads were put on display at
Mehmed-aga Fočić's house. •
Stevan Sinđelić (1771–1809), Serbian rebel commander, head put on display at the Skull Tower. •
Sotirakis Londos (d. 1812), Greek notable, executed by order of the governor of Morea Eyalet. •
Stanoje Glavaš (1763–1815), Serbian rebel commander, head put on display at
Kalemegdan. •
Selim Khimshiashvili (1755–1815), Ottoman
beylerbey, executed by order of Sultan
Mahmud II due to treason. •
Karađorđe (1768–1817), Serbian rebel leader, head decapitated after death, sent to Vizier
Marashli Ali Pasha and then to the sultan, impaled on a stake and left on public display for a week at Constantinople. •
Abdullah bin Saud Al Saud (d. 1819), Saudi emir, executed by order of Sultan Mahmud II due to crimes against Islam. ==References==