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 |
Spouse | Kamerşah Sultan |
Children | Hundi Hanımsultan |
Koca Mustafa Pasha (Ottoman Turkish: كودجا مصطفى باشا; 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]
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. He married a daughter of Sultan Bayezid II, Kamerşah Sultan, in 1491 and by her he had a daughter, Hundi Hanımsultan. 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]
References
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.