Mustafa or Kara Mustafa (kärä` m
stäfä`) [Turk. kara=black], d. 1683, Turkish grand vizier (chief executive officer) under Sultan Muhammad IV of the Ottoman Empire (Turkey). He succeeded his brother-in-law, Ahmed Köprülü Mehmed Köprülü, 1583–1661, became grand vizier of Muhammad IV in 1656. He reorganized the Ottoman fleet, conquered (1658) Transylvania, restored internal order (by executing dissidents), reformed the finances, and built forts along the Don and Dnieper rivers.
..... Click the link for more information. . Ambitious and belligerent, he allied himself with the Hungarian rebels under Thököly Thököly, Imre (ĭm`rĕ tö`kölyə), 1656–1705, Hungarian rebel, of a noble family of N Hungary.
..... Click the link for more information. against Holy Roman Emperor Leopold I and led the siege of Vienna Vienna (vēĕn`ə), Ger. Wien, city and province (1991 pop.
..... Click the link for more information. in 1683. His military incompetence facilitated the relief of Vienna by King John III of Poland, and the besieging army, including Mustafa, fled in panic. Mustafa suffered several routs during his retreat through Hungary and, having reached Belgrade, was ordered to commit suicide by the sultan.
stäfä`) [Turk. kara=black], d. 1683, Turkish grand vizier (chief executive officer) under Sultan Muhammad IV of the Ottoman Empire (Turkey). He succeeded his brother-in-law, Ahmed Köprülü Mehmed Köprülü, 1583–1661, became grand vizier of Muhammad IV in 1656. He reorganized the Ottoman fleet, conquered (1658) Transylvania, restored internal order (by executing dissidents), reformed the finances, and built forts along the Don and Dnieper rivers...... Click the link for more information. . Ambitious and belligerent, he allied himself with the Hungarian rebels under Thököly Thököly, Imre (ĭm`rĕ tö`kölyə), 1656–1705, Hungarian rebel, of a noble family of N Hungary.
..... Click the link for more information. against Holy Roman Emperor Leopold I and led the siege of Vienna Vienna (vēĕn`ə), Ger. Wien, city and province (1991 pop.
..... Click the link for more information. in 1683. His military incompetence facilitated the relief of Vienna by King John III of Poland, and the besieging army, including Mustafa, fled in panic. Mustafa suffered several routs during his retreat through Hungary and, having reached Belgrade, was ordered to commit suicide by the sultan.
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