Kara Mustafa Pasha

Merzifonlu Kara Mustafa Pasha
Imaginative portrait of Kara Mustafa Pasha, 1670-1724, Netherlands
Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire
In office 19 October 1676 – 25 December 1683
Monarch	Mehmed IV
Preceded by	Köprülü Fazıl Ahmed Pasha
Succeeded by	Bayburtlu Kara Ibrahim Pasha
Personal details
Born	1634 or 1635 Mırınca near Merzifon, Rum Eyalet (today Karamustafapaşa)
Died	25 December 1683 Belgrade, Budin Eyalet
Nationality	Ottoman
Spouse(s)	Köprülüzade Fülane Hatun Fatma Hatun Ayşe Hatun Emine Hatun Zeynep Hatun
Relations	Köprülü Mehmed Pasha (father-in-law) Köprülüzade Fazıl Ahmed Pasha (brother-in-law) Köprülüzade Fazıl Mustafa Pasha (brother-in-law)
Children	Yusuf Pasha Mehmed Pasha Ali Pasha
Origins	Turkish
Family	Köprülü family (adoptive)
Military service
Allegiance	Ottoman Empire
Branch/service	Ottoman Navy Ottoman Army
Years of service	1660s–1683
Rank	Grand Admiral (1666–70) Commander-in-Chief (1676–83)
Battles/wars	Polish–Ottoman War (1672–76) Russo-Turkish War (1676–81) Polish–Ottoman War (1683–99) Great Turkish War (1683–99) Battle of Vienna (1683) Battle of Párkány (1683)

Merzifonlu Kara Mustafa Pasha (Ottoman Turkish: مرزيفونلى قره مصطفى پاشا; Turkish: Merzifonlu Kara Mustafa Paşa; "Mustafa Pasha the Courageous of Merzifon"; 1634/1635 – 25 December 1683) was an Ottoman nobleman, military figure and Grand Vizier of Turkish origin, who was a central character in the Ottoman Empire's last attempts at expansion into both Central and Eastern Europe.