[1] At first he attended the place as an apprentice officer (Mülazım), later in 1588, he took haseki rank and became the personal bodyguard of the Sultan.
[3] He was promoted in a short time, by his father's influence in the Palace and he was designated to the Kazasker rank (chief military judge).
[4] Yemişçi Hasan Pasha was an ally of Esad Efendi and his elder brother Mehmed.
[6] On 2 July 1615, he replaced his elder brother Mehmed Efendi after his death, and became the Şeyhülislam, minister of Islamic Issues.
[11][12] Esad Efendi died on 22 May 1625, and was buried beside his father in Eyüp Cemetery, Istanbul.