He was expected to resolve a highly difficult political situation provoked by king Charles XII of Sweden, who had retreated to Ottoman soil following his defeat in Battle of Poltava 1709. King Charles and his political ally, Crimean Khan Devlet II Giray, persuaded Ottoman sultan Ahmed III to start a war against Peter the Great's Russia.
It was anticipated that he would address a challenging political situation caused by King Charles XII of Sweden, who had retreated onto Ottoman soil after losing at the Battle of Poltava in 1709. King Charles and his political ally, Crimean Khan Devlet II Giray, persuaded Ottoman Sultan Ahmed III to start a war against Peter the Great's Russia.