# Lala Mustafa Pasha

_Ottoman General and Grand Vizier (1500-1580)_

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> Lala Mustafa Pasha, also known by the additional epithet Kara, was an Ottoman general and Grand Vizier from the Sanjak of Bosnia.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 1500 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q529665#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Sokolovići, Rudo ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q529665#P19))
- **Died:** 7 August 1580 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q529665#P570))
- **Place of death:** Istanbul ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q529665#P20))
- **Citizenship:** Ottoman Empire ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q529665#P27))
- **Occupation:** politician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q529665#P106))
- **Spouse:** Hüma Sultan ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q529665#P26))
- **Positions held:** grand vizier (28 April 1580 – 17 August 1580); Egypt eyalet (until 1549); Damascus eyalet; Beylerbey of Cyprus ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q529665#P39))

## Questions

**When was Lala Mustafa Pasha born?**  
Lala Mustafa Pasha was born on 1500 in Sokolovići, Rudo.

**What positions has Lala Mustafa Pasha held?**  
Positions held by Lala Mustafa Pasha include: grand vizier (1580–1580); Egypt eyalet (until 1549); Damascus eyalet; Beylerbey of Cyprus.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Lala Mustafa Pasha](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lala_Mustafa_Pasha) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q529665](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q529665) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Lala Mustafa Pasha. Nuṣretnāme 1584 (Topkapı Palace Museum Library H 1365, fol. 43b).jpg by 1584 artist (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lala_Mustafa_Pasha._Nu%E1%B9%A3retn%C4%81me_1584_(Topkap%C4%B1_Palace_Museum_Library_H_1365,_fol._43b).jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Lala Mustafa Pasha, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Lala Mustafa Pasha. Nuṣretnāme 1584 (Topkapı Palace Museum Library H 1365, fol. 43b).jpg — 1584 artist, Public domain.

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