Kodandera Subayya Thimayya vs Mehmed Rushdi Pasha

Thimayya served with distinction in the Burma Campaign during World War II. He commanded troops and was awarded the Distinguished Service Order for his leadership in combat.

K. S. Thimayya was appointed Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army. He served from 1957 to 1961, overseeing the army during a period of tension with China and Pakistan.

Thimayya resigned as Army Chief after a dispute with Defence Minister V. K. Krishna Menon over military appointments and policies. His resignation was seen as a principled stand against political interference.

After retiring from the Indian Army, Thimayya served as the Commander of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP). He worked to maintain peace between Greek and Turkish Cypriots.

As Serasker, Mehmed Rushdi Pasha commanded Ottoman forces that suppressed a Christian uprising in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The rebellion was part of the wider Eastern Crisis and led to the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878.

Mehmed Rushdi Pasha, as Serasker (Commander-in-Chief), led the military coup that deposed Sultan Abdulaziz. The coup was supported by reformist ministers who opposed the sultan's autocratic rule and financial mismanagement.

Following the deposition of Abdulaziz, Mehmed Rushdi Pasha was appointed Grand Vizier. He oversaw the proclamation of the first Ottoman constitution and the accession of Murad V, though his tenure was brief due to political instability.

Mehmed Rushdi Pasha was dismissed from his position as Grand Vizier by Sultan Abdul Hamid II. He was exiled to his estate and played no further role in politics, dying in obscurity.