The Tree of Europe · Person
Kara Mustafa Pasha
Ottoman grand vizier and commander of the campaign against Vienna in 1683. The failure of the siege marked a turning point in the war between the Habsburgs and the Ottoman Empire.
This complete profile is available in English. Bibliographic titles retain their original language. Links marked ES open the Spanish edition.
Key details
Birth: 1634 Approximate
Death: 1683 Documented
Role: Grand vizier / General
Dynasty: Köprülü · ES
Territories: Ottoman Empire (ES)
Recorded relationships
No direct relationships are recorded for this person.
Sources for this profile
Biographical and contextual references in their original language. Sources and methodology.
Evidence for this profile
2 recorded claims · 1 without a claim-specific source. Context references do not by themselves verify every fact.
Dates (1/2 with a precise source)
- BirthApproximate
1634
A precise source has not yet been added. - DeathDocumented
1683
The authority record gives the death as 1683.
Biographical and contextual references (2)
Editorial history
- 2026-10-12 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-10-08 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-10-03 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-09-30 · The duchy is limited to Dijon and Autun; each other fief now enters the map only under its dated ruler. John III of Namur and the Nevers/Rethel branch were added. The previous shape combined later counties and unrelated lands as if all belonged to the duchy from 1363.
- 2026-09-28 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
Related stories
Follow this person through history
Keep exploring
