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Lala Kara Mustafa Pasha (or simply Lala Mustafa Pasha) (c. 1500-1580) was an Ottoman
Ottoman Empire

The Ottoman Empire , also known by its contemporaries as the Turkish Empire or Turkey , was an empire that lasted from 1299?1923. It was Treaty of Lausanne by the Republic of Turkey, which was officially proclaimed on October 29, 1923....
 general and statesman.

He had risen to the position of Beylerbey
Beylerbey

Beylerbey The rank was used initially for very large parts of the empire ? all of Anatolia and Rumelia ? but in later centuries the title was devaluated by extending it to the governors of various much smaller Ottoman eyalets....
 of Damascus
Damascus

Damascus is the capital and largest city of Syria. It is List of oldest continuously inhabited cities and its current population is estimated at about 4,000,000....
 and then to that of Fifth Vizier
Vizier

A Vizier , is a term for a high-ranking political advisor or minister, often to a Muslim monarch such as a Caliph, or Sultan. It sometimes refers to ministers and advisors of the Persian Empire's Shahs....
. He commanded the Ottoman land forces during the Siege of Malta
Siege of Malta (1565)

The Siege of Malta took place in 1565 when the Ottoman Empire invaded the island, then held by the Knights Hospitaller The siege, one of the bloodiest and most fiercely contested in history, was won by the Knights and became one of the most celebrated events in sixteenth century Europe....
 in 1565, during the conquest of previously Venetian
Republic of Venice

The Most Serene Republic of Venice or Venetian Republic was a state originating from the city of Venice . It existed for over a millennium, from the late 7th century AD until the year 1797....
 Cyprus
Cyprus

Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is an island country situated in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, east of Greece, west of Lebanon, Syria, and Israel, south of Turkey and north of Egypt....
 in 1570/71, and in the campaign against Georgia
Georgia (country)

Georgia is a transcontinental country in the Caucasus region, located at the dividing line between Europe and Asia. It is bordered by the Russia to the north, Azerbaijan to the east, Armenia to the south, and Turkey to the southwest....
 in 1578. He later was (briefly) Grand Vizier
Grand Vizier

Grand Vizier, in Turkish language Sadr-i Azam or Serdar-i Ekrem , deriving from the Arabic language word wazir 'vizier' , was the greatest minister of the Sultan, with absolute power of attorney and, in principle, dismissable only by the Sultan himself....
 from 28 April to 7 August 1580 (see List of Ottoman Grand Viziers
List of Ottoman Grand Viziers

This is the list of Grand Viziers of the Ottoman Empire....
).

The honorific "Lala" means "tutor to the Sultan"; he had been tutor to the Sultan's sons.






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Lala Kara Mustafa Pasha (or simply Lala Mustafa Pasha) (c. 1500-1580) was an Ottoman
Ottoman Empire

The Ottoman Empire , also known by its contemporaries as the Turkish Empire or Turkey , was an empire that lasted from 1299?1923. It was Treaty of Lausanne by the Republic of Turkey, which was officially proclaimed on October 29, 1923....
 general and statesman.

He had risen to the position of Beylerbey
Beylerbey

Beylerbey The rank was used initially for very large parts of the empire ? all of Anatolia and Rumelia ? but in later centuries the title was devaluated by extending it to the governors of various much smaller Ottoman eyalets....
 of Damascus
Damascus

Damascus is the capital and largest city of Syria. It is List of oldest continuously inhabited cities and its current population is estimated at about 4,000,000....
 and then to that of Fifth Vizier
Vizier

A Vizier , is a term for a high-ranking political advisor or minister, often to a Muslim monarch such as a Caliph, or Sultan. It sometimes refers to ministers and advisors of the Persian Empire's Shahs....
. He commanded the Ottoman land forces during the Siege of Malta
Siege of Malta (1565)

The Siege of Malta took place in 1565 when the Ottoman Empire invaded the island, then held by the Knights Hospitaller The siege, one of the bloodiest and most fiercely contested in history, was won by the Knights and became one of the most celebrated events in sixteenth century Europe....
 in 1565, during the conquest of previously Venetian
Republic of Venice

The Most Serene Republic of Venice or Venetian Republic was a state originating from the city of Venice . It existed for over a millennium, from the late 7th century AD until the year 1797....
 Cyprus
Cyprus

Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is an island country situated in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, east of Greece, west of Lebanon, Syria, and Israel, south of Turkey and north of Egypt....
 in 1570/71, and in the campaign against Georgia
Georgia (country)

Georgia is a transcontinental country in the Caucasus region, located at the dividing line between Europe and Asia. It is bordered by the Russia to the north, Azerbaijan to the east, Armenia to the south, and Turkey to the southwest....
 in 1578. He later was (briefly) Grand Vizier
Grand Vizier

Grand Vizier, in Turkish language Sadr-i Azam or Serdar-i Ekrem , deriving from the Arabic language word wazir 'vizier' , was the greatest minister of the Sultan, with absolute power of attorney and, in principle, dismissable only by the Sultan himself....
 from 28 April to 7 August 1580 (see List of Ottoman Grand Viziers
List of Ottoman Grand Viziers

This is the list of Grand Viziers of the Ottoman Empire....
).

The honorific "Lala" means "tutor to the Sultan"; he had been tutor to the Sultan's sons. Mustafa was known for his cruelty towards vanquished opponents, a reputation that was amply borne out by his treatment of Marco Antonio Bragadin
Marco Antonio Bragadin

Marco Antonio Bragadin, also Marcantonio Bragadin, was a Venice lawyer and military officer.Bragadin joined the Fanti da Mar Corps of the Most Serene Republic of Venice....
, the Venetian defender of Famagusta
Famagusta

Famagusta is a city on the east coast of Cyprus and is capital of the Famagusta District. It is located in a bay between Capes Greco and Eloea, east of Nicosia District, and possesses the deepest harbour in the island....
, whom he had skinned alive.