Koca Mustafa Paşa

by Stavrides, Theoharis

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Koca Mustafa (Qoca Muṣṭafā) Paşa b. Abdülmuin (ʿAbd al-Muʿīn) (d. 918/1512), an Ottoman official, military commander, and grand vizier during the reign of Sultan Bayezid (Bāyezīd) II (r. 886–918/1481–1512), was probably of Greek devşirme (periodic levy of male Christian children to serve in the Janissary corps or palace administration) origins. He was raised at the palace in Istanbul, and later entered the service of Prince Bayezid, who held court in Amasya (Reindl, 302). After Bayezid ascended…

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Koca Mustafa (Qoca Muṣṭafā) Paşa b. Abdülmuin (ʿAbd al-Muʿīn) (d. 918/1512), an Ottoman official, military commander, and grand vizier during the reign of Sultan Bayezid (Bāyezīd) II (r. 886–918/1481–1512), was probably of Greek devşirme (periodic levy of male Christian children to serve in the Janissary corps or palace administration) origins. He was raised at the palace in Istanbul, and later entered the service of Prince Bayezid, who held court in Amasya (Reindl, 302). After Bayezid ascended to the throne in 886/1481, Koca Mustafa Paşa

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  • Publisher(s):Brill
  • Language:eng

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  • wc:ALei2936

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eng Islam

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Stavrides, Theoharis

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