Köprülü Fazıl Mustafa Pasha
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Köprülü Gazi Fazıl Mustafa Pasha |
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| Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire | |
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In office 10 November 1689 – 19 August 1691 |
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| Monarch |
Suleiman II Ahmed II |
| Preceded by | Bekri Mustafa Pasha |
| Succeeded by | Arabacı Ali Pasha |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1637 Köprülü (modern Veles, Republic of Macedonia) |
| Died | 19 August 1691 (Aged 53/54) Slankamen, Sanjak of Syrmia, Ottoman Empire (modern Stari Slankamen, Vojvodina, Serbia) |
| Nationality | Ottoman |
| Relations |
Köprülü Mehmed Pasha (father) Köprülü Fazıl Ahmed Pasha (brother) Kara Mustafa Pasha (brother-in-law) Abaza Siyavuş Pasha (brother-in-law) |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
| Origins | Albanian |
| Family | Köprülü family |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 Ottoman Empire
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| Years of service | 1660s–1691 |
| Rank | Commander-in-Chief, Serdar |
| Battles/wars | |
Köprülü Fazıl Mustafa Pasha ("Köprülü Mustafa Pasha the Wise", also known as Gazi Fazıl Mustafa Köprülü (Albanian: Fazil Mustafa Kypriljoti; 1637 – 19 August 1691, Slankamen) served as the Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire from 1689 to 1691, when the Empire was engaged in a war against the Holy League countries in the Great Turkish War. He was a member of the Köprülü family of Albanian origin. His father Köprülü Mehmed Pasha, his elder brother Köprülü Fazıl Ahmed Pasha, as well as his two brothers-in-law (Kara Mustafa Pasha and Abaza Siyavuş Pasha) were former grand viziers. His epithet Fazıl means "wise" in Ottoman Turkish.
Born in the city of Köprülü, Fazıl Mustafa became a member of the Sultan's guards and spent much of his time on military campaigns with his brother Fazıl Ahmed. Thanks to his brother-in-law, grand vizier Merzifonlu Kara Mustafa Pasha, Fazıl Mustafa became the seventh vizier in the imperial council, and by 1683 he had risen to third vizier. After Kara Mustafa was defeated at Vienna, Fazıl Mustafa was sent away from Istanbul. In 1687 an army rebellion made his brother-in-law Abaza Siyavuş Pasha grand vizier and forced sultan Mehmed IV to abdicate in favor of his brother Süleyman II. Fazıl Mustafa apparently was closely involved in Mehmed IV's dethronement and rose to second vizier. Factional politics soon resulted in his exile from the capital, and he was only saved from execution by the grace of the şeyhülislam. Until 1689, Fazıl Mustafa served as commander of Chios and the Cretan cities of Khania and Iráklion.
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