- Lala Kara Mustafa Pasha
Lala Kara Mustafa Pasha (or simply Lala Mustafa Pasha) (c. 1500-1580) was an Ottoman general and statesman.
He had risen to the position of "Beylerbey" of
Damascus and then to that of FifthVizier . He commanded the Ottoman land forces during the Siege of Malta in 1565, during the conquest of previously VenetianCyprus in 1570/71, and in the campaign against Georgia in 1578. He later was (briefly)Grand Vizier from 28 April to 7 August 1580 (seeList of Ottoman Grand Viziers ).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 , the Venetian defender ofFamagusta , whom he had skinned alive; in response to Venetian treatment of Turkish prisoners captured during the campaign.References
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