![]() Ibrahim was a weak sultan, and Kemankeş Mustafa became the de facto ruler of the empire. Murad IV died on 9 February 1640 and Kemankeş Mustafa continued as a grand vizier during Ibrahim's reign. By the Treaty of Zuhab signed on, the rough outline for the frontier between modern-day Iran and the states of Turkey and Iraq was laid. On 24 December 1638, after the death of the former grand vizier Tayyar Mehmet Pasha during the siege, Sultan Murad IV appointed Kemankeş Mustafa as the new grand vizier, the highest post of the empire next to that of the sultan.īaghdad was conquered the next day, and Kemankeş Mustafa represented the Ottoman side in the consequent peace talks. Nevertheless, he participated in the Capture of Baghdad far from the sea. On 17 October 1635, he was appointed Kapudan Pasha (Grand Admiral of the Navy). He was the deputy (Turkish language: sekban başı) of the Janissary commander in 1634 and was promoted to the post of Agha of the Janissaries (Turkish language: yeniçeri ağası) in 1635. His epithet Kemankeş refers to his talent as an archer. He was an officer in the Janissary corps. Mustafa was an Albanian and born in Avlonya (modern Vlorë in Albania) in 1592. He served as Kapudan Pasha and as grand vizier. ![]() ![]() Kemankeş Kara Mustafa Pasha ("Mustafa Pasha, the Archer, the Courageous" in Turkish 1592 – 31 January 1644) was an Ottoman Albanian military officer and statesman. Mustafa is the given name, the title is Pasha, and there is no family name.
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