Koca Mustafa Pasha
Koca Mustafa 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 Sultanzade Osman Bey |
Koca Mustafa Pasha (
devşirme.[2]
Life
He started his career 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: Petit guide à travers les monuments byzantins et turcs (in French). Istanbul: Istanbul Matbaası.
- ISBN 978-3-8030-1022-3.
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