Koca Mustafa | |
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| 23rdGrand 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 (Ottoman Turkish:قوجه مصطفی پاشا; died 1512) was anOttoman statesman. He wasgrand vizier of the Ottoman Empire from 1511 to 1512.[1] He wasRoman (Rum) and probably not adevşirme.[2]
He started his career askapıcıbaşı, that is "chief doorkeeper" of theTopkapi Palace: in this office he acted also asMaster of Ceremonies at receptions of foreign ambassadors. He married a daughter of SultanBayezid II,Kamerşah Sultan, in 1491 and by her he had a daughter, Hundi Hanımsultan, and a son, Sultanzade Osman Bey. 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: respectivelyKoca Mustafa Pasha andAtik Mustafa Pasha Mosque.[4][5]
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| Preceded by | Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire 1511–1512 | Succeeded by |