Sokollu Mustafa Pasha
Sokollu Mustafa (* in Sokol south of Višegrad ; † September 30, 1578 or October 1, 1578 in Buda ) was an Ottoman dignitary of Bosnian origin.
He was related to the Grand Vizier Sokollu Mehmed Pascha , cousin or nephew depending on the source. Protected by his famous relative, he was educated in Istanbul and then held various offices in Rumelia . In July 1546 Defterdar in Timisoara . Then Sandschakbey in Fülek , Klis , Szeged and in Herzegovina. Eventually he became Beylerbey first from Bosnia and from Buda in 1566. He held this office until his execution . He was the longest serving Beylerbey of Buda. During his tenure he donated many Islamic buildings in Buda: mosques , hammams and madrasas .
After an explosion caused by a lightning strike in the Powder Tower of Buda, which destroyed half the city, he was finally ordered by Murad III. executed.
literature
- Josef Matuz: Mustafa Pascha, Sokollu . In: Mathias Bernath, Felix von Schroeder (Hrsg.): Biographical Lexicon for the History of Southeast Europe . Volume 3. Munich 1979, p. 279 f. ( online ).
- Yasemin Altayli: Macarca Mektuplariyla Budin Beylerbeyi Sokollu Mustafa Pasa (1566–1578) . In: Ankara Üniversitesi Dil ve Tarih-Coğrafya Fakanschesi Dergisi 49, 2 (2009), ISSN 2459-0150 , pp. 157-171 ( online ).
- Joseph von Hammer-Purgstall : History of the Ottoman Empire . Volume 3. Hartleben, Pest 1828 ( digitized in the Google book search).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sokollu Mustafa Pasha |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sokollu Mustafa |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Ottoman dignitaries of Bosnian origin |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 15th century or 16th century |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sokol south of Višegrad |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 30, 1578 or October 1, 1578 |
| Place of death | Buda |