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Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire | |
In office 19 October 1676 – 25 December 1683 | |
Monarch | Mehmed IV |
Preceded by | Köprülü Fazıl Ahmed Pasha |
Succeeded by | Bayburtlu Kara Ibrahim Pasha |
Personal details | |
Born | 1634 or 1635 Mırınca near Merzifon, Rum Eyalet (today Karamustafapaşa) |
Died | 25 December 1683 Belgrade, Budin Eyalet |
Nationality | Ottoman |
Spouse(s) | Köprülüzade Fülane Hatun Fatma Hatun Ayşe Hatun Emine Hatun Zeynep Hatun |
Relations | Köprülü Mehmed Pasha (father-in-law) Köprülüzade Fazıl Ahmed Pasha (brother-in-law) Köprülüzade Fazıl Mustafa Pasha (brother-in-law) |
Children | Yusuf Pasha Mehmed Pasha Ali Pasha |
Origins | Turkish |
Family | Köprülü family (adoptive) |
Military service | |
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Years of service | 1660s–1683 |
Rank | Grand Admiral (1666–70) Commander-in-Chief (1676–83) |
Battles/wars | Polish–Ottoman War (1672–76) Russo-Turkish War (1676–81) Polish–Ottoman War (1683–99) Great Turkish War (1683–99)
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Merzifonlu Kara Mustafa Pasha (Ottoman Turkish: مرزيفونلى قره مصطفى پاشا; Turkish: Merzifonlu Kara Mustafa Paşa; "Mustafa Pasha the Courageous of Merzifon"; 1634/1635 – 25 December 1683) was an Ottoman nobleman, military figure and Grand Vizier of Turkish origin, who was a central character in the Ottoman Empire's last attempts at expansion into both Central and Eastern Europe.