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 Imaginative portrait of Kara Mustafa Pasha, 1670-1724, Netherlands | |
| Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire | |
| In office 19 October 1676 – 25 December 1683 | |
| Monarch | Mehmed IV |
| Preceded by | Köprülü Fazıl Ahmed Pasha |
| Succeeded by | Bayburtlu Kara Ibrahim Pasha |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1634 or 1635 Mırınca near Merzifon, Rum Eyalet (today Karamustafapaşa) |
| Died | 25 December 1683 Belgrade, Budin Eyalet |
| Nationality | Ottoman |
| Spouse(s) | Köprülüzade Fülane Hatun Fatma Hatun Ayşe Hatun Emine Hatun Zeynep Hatun |
| Relations | Köprülü Mehmed Pasha (father-in-law) Köprülüzade Fazıl Ahmed Pasha (brother-in-law) Köprülüzade Fazıl Mustafa Pasha (brother-in-law) |
| Children | Yusuf Pasha Mehmed Pasha Ali Pasha |
| Origins | Turkish |
| Family | Köprülü family (adoptive) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Ottoman Empire |
| Branch/service |  Ottoman Navy Ottoman Army |
| Years of service | 1660s–1683 |
| Rank | Grand Admiral (1666–70) Commander-in-Chief (1676–83) |
| Battles/wars | Polish–Ottoman War (1672–76) Russo-Turkish War (1676–81) Polish–Ottoman War (1683–99) Great Turkish War (1683–99)
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Merzifonlu Kara Mustafa Pasha (Ottoman Turkish: مرزيفونلى قره مصطفى پاشا; Turkish: Merzifonlu Kara Mustafa Paşa; "Mustafa Pasha the Courageous of Merzifon"; 1634/1635 – 25 December 1683) was an Ottoman nobleman, military figure and Grand Vizier of Turkish origin, who was a central character in the Ottoman Empire's last attempts at expansion into both Central and Eastern Europe.