in
Belgrade Shortly after his appointment, he succeeded in ratifying the
Treaty of Pruth with
Russia, thus securing the northern frontiers of the Ottoman Empire at
Dnieper River. By early 1714, his attention shifted to the
Morea, which had been held by the
Republic of Venice since the
Morean War and the 1699
Treaty of Karlowitz. The Ottomans had never been reconciled to its loss. When the Venetians gave refuge to
Serbian rebels from
Montenegro and
Herzegovina in their
Dalmatian province, and some of their merchants were involved in disputes with Ottoman vessels, the
Ottoman Porte (government) swiftly used this as a pretext to declare
war. The
subsequent campaign in 1715, led by Silahdar Ali Pasha himself, was an overwhelming success, as the entire Morea fell quickly and with little bloodshed to the Ottoman army. However,
Habsburg Austria, an ally of Venice, also declared war against the Ottomans. In 1716, Ali Pasha moved to the Austrian front. Emerging victorious at the
Battle of Karlowitz (2 August 1716), Ali Pasha marched to
Petrovaradin. He commanded the Ottoman army against the Austrian forces led by Prince
Eugene of Savoy at the
Battle of Petrovaradin (5 August 1716). During the battle Ali Pasha lost his life. His
tomb is in
Belgrade. After his death he was called Şehit Ali Pasha (Şehit means
martyr). ==See also==