Mustafa Pasha Kara Mehmed-zade

Ottoman governor of Skopje from 1755

In this Ottoman Turkish style name, the given name is  Mustafa, the title is Pasha, and the family name is Karamehmedzade.

Mustafa Pasha Kara Mehmed-zade (fl. 1740–1755) was the Ottoman vali (governor) of Üsküb (Skopje), beginning in July 1755. He was a vizier (provincial governor), and a former kapudan (navy admiral).

## Career

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### Sanjak of Smederevo

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From July to November 1740, he served as the muhafiz ("guardian") of Belgrade (Sanjak of Smederevo), succeeding Ali Pasha Abdi-zade who was the first muhafiz after the Austrian-Ottoman peace (1739–40).[1]

### Sanjak of Üsküp

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He was the vali (governor) of Üsküp (Skopje), beginning in July 1755.[2]

## Annotations

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* Name: (Serbian: Мустафа-паша Кара Мехмедзаде/Mustafa-paša Kara Mehmedzade [or] Елчи Мустафа-паша Кара Мехмедпашазаде/Elči Mustafa-paša Mehmedpašazade)

## References

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1. ^ Istorija srpskog naroda: knj. Srbi u XVIII veku (2 v.). Srpska književna zadruga. 1986. p. 308\. "Његов наследник Елчи Мустафа-паша Кара Мехмедпашазаде остао је у Београду од јула до новембра 1740. године."
2. ^ Srpska akademija nauka i umetnosti. Odeljenje društvenih nauka (1970). La liberation des villes en Serbie de domination Turque. Srpska akademija nauka i umetnosti. p. 191. Retrieved 24 July 2013. "Јула 1755. године, дат је везиру Мустафа-паши Кара Мехмедзаде, бившем капудану, са функцијом мухафиза Београ- да Скопски санџак."

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