Koca Mustafa Pasha
Koca Mustafa Pasha (died 1512) was an Ottoman statesman. He was grand vizier of the Ottoman Empire from 1511 to 1512.[1] He was Roman (Rum) and probably not a devşirme.[2]
Koca Mustafa | |
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23rd Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire | |
In office 1511–1512 | |
Monarch | Bayezid II |
Preceded by | Hersekzade Ahmed Pasha |
Succeeded by | Hersekzade Ahmed Pasha |
Personal details | |
Born | Unknown |
Died | 1512 Bursa, Ottoman Empire |
Nationality | Ottoman |
Ethnicity | Greek |
Life
He started his career as kapıcıbaşı, that is "chief doorkeeper" of the Topkapi Palace: in this office he acted also as Master of Ceremonies at receptions of foreign ambassadors. Appointed Grand Vizier near the end of the reign of Bayezid II, he was executed in 1512.[3] In Istanbul he let convert into mosques two ancient Byzantine churches, which were both named after him respectively Koca Mustafa Pasha and Atik Mustafa Pasha Mosque.[4][5]
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References
- İsmail Hâmi Danişmend, Osmanlı Devlet Erkânı, Türkiye Yayınevi, İstanbul, 1971, p. 13. (Turkish)
- Türkçülük ve Türkçülük mücadeleleri tarihi. 1969. p. 53.
11 - Koca Mustafa Paşa (Rum)
- Eyice (1955), p. 92.
- Müller-Wiener (1977), p. 173.
- Müller-Wiener (1977), p. 83.
Sources
- Eyice, Semavi (1955). Istanbul. Petite Guide a travers les Monuments Byzantins et Turcs (in French). Istanbul: Istanbul Matbaası.
- Müller-Wiener, Wolfgang (1977). Bildlexikon Zur Topographie Istanbuls: Byzantion, Konstantinupolis, Istanbul Bis Zum Beginn D. 17 Jh (in German). Tübingen: Wasmuth. ISBN 978-3-8030-1022-3.
Political offices | ||
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Preceded by Hersekzade Ahmed Pasha |
Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire 1511–1512 |
Succeeded by Hersekzade Ahmed Pasha |
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