the Vizier of Tyoopria

Family: Turks · Role: vizier · First appears: Chapter X · The Captivity and Marriage of Stephan Yakshitch · Part 1

In Chapter X · The Captivity and Marriage of Stephan Yakshitch, the Vizier of Tyoopria freed Stephan Yakshitch’s hands and returned his horse and arms. When the Sultan (who sentenced Stephan Yakshitch) ordered Stephan’s execution, the Vizier pleaded for mercy and secured his release into his custody for ransom; Stephan went with him to Tyoopria.

For a whole year, the Vizier tried to convert Stephan through courtesy and kindness. He offered Stephan his only daughter in marriage and the grand vizierate of Novi Bazar, but Stephan refused to become a Turk. The Vizier then ordered his execution, but the Grand Vizier of Novi Bazar pleaded for Stephan’s life and offered twice his weight in golden ducats. The Vizier accepted his friend’s offer, and Stephan was delivered from death a second time.

Relationship record

Life events

• The Vizier freed Stephan's hands and returned his horse and arms.(Chapter X · The Captivity and Marriage of Stephan Yakshitch · Part 1)
  • With: Stephan Yakshitch
  • “he ordered his hands to be freed, and gave him back his horse and arms.”
• The sultan ordered Stephan's execution, but the Vizier secured his release into his custody for ransom.(Chapter X · The Captivity and Marriage of Stephan Yakshitch · Part 1)
  • With: the Sultan (who sentenced Stephan Yakshitch) Stephan Yakshitch
  • “At these bold words the sultan was very angry, and gave orders that Stephan should be executed. But Stephan had a good friend in the Vizier of Tyoopria, who at this juncture prayed the sultan not to give way to his wrath.”
• Stephan departed with the Vizier of Tyoopria to his province.(Chapter X · The Captivity and Marriage of Stephan Yakshitch · Part 1 · 📍 Tyoopria)
  • With: Stephan Yakshitch
  • “The sultan graciously acceded to his vizier's request and Stephan departed with the Turk to his province.”
• The Vizier of Tyoopria tried unsuccessfully to convert Stephan through courtesy and kindness.(Chapter X · The Captivity and Marriage of Stephan Yakshitch · Part 1 · 📍 Tyoopria)
  • With: Stephan Yakshitch
  • “during one whole year he endeavoured by courtesy and kindness to convert the Serbian prince to the Mussulman faith.”
• Stephan refused conversion despite the Vizier of Tyoopria's offer of his own only daughter in marriage and the grand vizierate of Novi Bazar.(Chapter X · The Captivity and Marriage of Stephan Yakshitch · Part 1 · 📍 Tyoopria)
  • With: Stephan Yakshitch
  • “if thou wilt submit to us in this thing he will give thee in marriage his only daughter--she is more beautiful than the white veela herself--and he will have thee to be appointed the Grand Vizier of Novi Bazar. But if thou refused to become a Turk, his djelat will cleave thy head asunder.” Thereupon Stephan answered: “I thank ye, venerable hodgas and kadis! But I would rather lose my life for the sake of our holy faith and the law of our Lord Jhesu, than live to become a Turk!”
• The Vizier of Tyoopria ordered Stephan's execution after he refused conversion.(Chapter X · The Captivity and Marriage of Stephan Yakshitch · Part 1 · 📍 Tyoopria)
  • With: Stephan Yakshitch
  • “The vizier turned sadly away and ordered his djelat to behead Prince Stephan.”
• The Grand Vizier of Novi Bazar implored the Vizier of Tyoopria not to behead Stephan and offered twice his weight in golden ducats as ransom.(Chapter X · The Captivity and Marriage of Stephan Yakshitch · Part 1 · 📍 Tyoopria)
  • With: the Grand Vizier of Novi Bazar Stephan Yakshitch
  • “The Grand Vizier of Novi Bazar came to the Vizier of Tyoopria and implored him not to behead the young man.”
• The Vizier of Tyoopria accepted his friend the Grand Vizier of Novi Bazar's offer of ransom, and Stephan was delivered from death a second time.(Chapter X · The Captivity and Marriage of Stephan Yakshitch · Part 2)
  • With: the Grand Vizier of Novi Bazar Stephan Yakshitch
  • “The Vizier of Tyoopria agreed to his friend's offer and Stephan was thus a second time delivered from death.”

Chapter X · The Captivity and Marriage of Stephan Yakshitch · Part 1

• friends with Stephan Yakshitch “But Stephan had a good friend in the Vizier of Tyoopria, who at this juncture prayed the sultan not to give way to his wrath.”
• recipient: Stephan Yakshitch “The sultan graciously acceded to his vizier's request and Stephan departed with the Turk to his province.”

Chapter X · The Captivity and Marriage of Stephan Yakshitch · Part 2

• recipient: Stephan Yakshitch “The Vizier of Tyoopria agreed to his friend's offer and Stephan was thus a second time delivered from death.”

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Extracted from the original text of Hero Tales and Legends of the Serbians (Chapters IV–XIII). Made with Rho MD.