Kara Mustafa Paşa
Also recorded as Merzifonlu Kara Mustafa Paşa · Paşa Kara Mustafa
Kara Mustafa Paşa
Unidentified painter · Wien museum. Yelkrokoyade · Public domain
- Born
- 1634 · Merzifon.
- Died
- 1683 · Belgrade.
- Nationality
- Ottoman Empire
- Occupation
- military personnel · politician · military leader · writer · grand vizier
- Fields
- military affairs · politics
- Languages
- Ottoman Turkish · Turkish · Arabic
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Identity and origins
The recorded working language is Ottoman Turkish, Turkish and Arabic. The field of work recorded is military affairs and politics. Places of work recorded in the authority are Ottoman Empire. Positions recorded include kapudan pasha and grand vizier of the Ottoman Empire.
His recorded languages were Ottoman Turkish, Turkish and Arabic. His recorded confession was Islam. He married Ümmügülsüm Sultan. One child is recorded: Maktulzade Ali Paşa. Other recorded relations include Köprülü Mehmed Paşa.
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1634
Kara Mustafa Paşa born at Merzifon.
1683
Kara Mustafa Paşa died at Belgrade.
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Merzifon.
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Belgrade.
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scholarly publication
- Grand vizieral authority revisited: Köprülüs’ legacy and Kara Mustafa Paşa, Mediterranean Historical Review, 2016
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 2016
reference work
- Wikidata, structured authority record Q334140: Kara Mustafa Paşa
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- 1.Bérenger, Jean. Guerres et paix en Europe centrale aux époques moderne et contemporaine mélanges d'histoire des relations internationales offerts à Jean Bérenger. Paris-Sorbonne University Press. 103. 2003. 9782840502586.
- 2.Veiga, Francisco. El turco diez siglos a las puertas de Europa. Debate. 262. 2006. 9788483066706.
- 3.Şimşir, Nahide. Osmanlı araştırmaları makaleler · Volume 1. IQ Kültürsanat. 111. 2004. 9789752550056.
- 4.Wheatcroft, Andrew. The Enemy at the Gate Habsburgs, Ottomans, and the Battle for Europe. Basic Books. 2009. 9780786744541.
- 5.Sevinç, Necdet. Osmanlının yükselişi ve çöküşü sosyal ve ekonomik inceleme. Burak Yayınevi. 111. 1992. 9789757645009.
- 6.Emir Şekip Arslan, Selda Meydan, Ahmet Meydan. Bir Arap aydının gözüyle Osmanlı Tarihi ve I. Dünya Savaşı Aruları. Çatı Kitapları. 111. 2005. 9789758845163.
- 7.Dilek, Zeki. Merzifonlu Kara Mustafa Paşa Uluslararası Sempozyumu 08-11 Haziran 2000, Merzifon. Merzifon Vakfı. 4. 2000. 9789759744700.
- 8.Hamilton, Alastair. Friends and Rivals in the East: Studies in Anglo-Dutch Relations in the Levant from the Seventeenth to the Early Nineteenth Century. BRILL. 2000-01-01. 9004118543.
- 9.Evliya Çelebi (ed. by von Hammer-Purgstall). The Travels of Evliya Efendi. 156. 1834-01-01.
- 10.The Siege of Vienna, John Stoye, p. 18.
- 11.Reindl-Kiel, Hedda. The Must-Haves of a Grand Vizier. Merzifonlu Kara Mustafa Pasha's Luxury Assets. Wiener Zeitschrift für die Kunde des Morgenlandes. 106. 179–221. 2016. 26449345.
- 12.Merlijn, Orlon. «A Most Agreeable and Pleasant Creature»? Merzifonlu Kara Mustafa Paşa in the Correspondence of Justinus Colyer (1668-1682). Oriente Moderno. 83. 3. 649–669. 2003. 10.1163/22138617-08303006.
- 13.MERZİFONLU KARA MUSTAFA PAŞA. TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi.
- 14.Kołodziejczyk, Dariusz. The Ottoman Survey Register of Podolia (ca. 1681) Part I: Text, Translation, and Commentary. Harvard University Press. 3–10. 2004.
- 15.MERZİFONLU KARA MUSTAFA PAŞA. TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi.
- 16.MERZİFONLU KARA MUSTAFA PAŞA. TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi.
- 17.Son Merzifonlu o filme karşı değil. www.hurriyet.com.tr. 12 March 2013.
- 18.https://www.vgm.gov.tr/
Bibliography printed in the source article · 2
- Olnon, Merlijn. 'A Most Agreeable and Pleasant Creature'? Merzifonlu Kara Mustafa Paşa in the Correspondence of Justinus Colyer (1668–1682). Oriente Moderno. 22. 3. 649–669. 2003. 10.1163/22138617-08303006.
- Yafarova, Madina. MSU. 2017.
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scholarly publication
Grand vizieral authority revisited: Köprülüs’ legacy and Kara Mustafa Paşa, Mediterranean Historical Review, 2016Crossref registry
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Kara Mustafa Paşa worked in military affairs and politics. Recorded positions include kapudan pasha and grand vizier of the Ottoman Empire. He worked at Ottoman Empire. Recorded as military personnel, politician, military leader, writer and grand vizier.
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