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Kara Mustafa Pasha

Type Figure Region Ottoman Empire Time c. 1634–1683 Also known as Kara Mustafa、Mustafa Pasha

Kara Mustafa Pasha (c. 1634–1683), Ottoman military magnate and grand vizier from 1676, led the failed 1683 siege of Vienna and was hanged at Belgrad…

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  1. 1634–1676Istanbul · TurkeyFrom an Oghuz-descended military family, he held various posts and became a powerful figure in the army in the later Köprülü era, both cooperating with and competing against the Köprülü family.
  2. 1676–1683Vienna · AustriaSucceeded Köprülü Fazıl Ahmed Pasha as grand vizier in 1676; in July 1683 he brought his army to Vienna, and after a two-month siege his forces were routed by a coalition led by the Polish king Sobieski.
  3. 1683Belgrade · SerbiaDismissed of his office during the retreat after the Vienna disaster, he was executed by silk-cord strangulation at Belgrade and his property confiscated; his death symbolized the failure of the Ottoman offensive strategy against Central Europe.

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