Possessor of Good Works and Deeds Makbûl (Sokollu) Mustafa Pasha

Abstract

Mustafa Pasha, a member of famous Sokollu family, was the cousin of Mehmet Pasha. He was appointed to Governor of Budin Province in place of Arslan Pasha, killed during the Szigetvár Battle; and as his successor, he was not able to get rid of from killing. Mustafa Pasha pursued his duty as the Governor of Budin Province for twelve years, and during this period, he had many foundation works constructed in Ottoman Hungary. His waqfiyya/foundation deed dated 986 / 1579 and kept in TopkapÖ Palace, is highly an important archival document in order to be able to learn the waqf and charity of the founder. According to this foundation deed and as a result of literature survey and in situ observations through whole Hungry, it is detected that there were 13 mosques/masjids, 19 hammams/thermal baths, 17 caravanserais/khans, 2 madrasahs, 2 tanneries, 35 mills, 1 bridge, over 123 stores, over 31 houses; a Jewish house, a teacher's house, a barn, a place for haystack, and a cellar constructed by Mustafa Pasha. He also donated 13 parcels of land, hayfield, vineyard, fishery, and a village.

Özet

Meûhûr Sokollu ailesine mensup olan Mustafa Paûa, Mehmet Paûa'nÖn amcazâdesidir. Sigetvar seferinde katledilen Arslan Paûa'nÖn yerine Budin beylerbeyliİi görevine getirilmiû; halefi gibi o da katledilmekten kurtulamamÖûtÖr. Budin'de 12 yÖl beylerbeyliİi yapan Mustafa Paûa, bu dönemde "OsmanlÖ MacaristanÖ"nda çok sayÖda hayÖr eseri inûâ ettirmiûtir. TopkapÖ SarayÖ'nda muhafaza edilen 986 / 1579 târihli vakfiyesi, bânînin vakÖf ve hayrâtÖnÖ öİrenmemiz bakÖmÖndan son derece önemlidir. Vakfiyesi esas olmak üzere muhtelif yayÖnlarda ve Macaristan genelinde yaptÖİÖmÖz arazi çalÖûmasÖ sonucunda Mustafa Paûa'nÖn inûa ettirdiİi 13 câmi - mescid, 19 hamam - kaplÖca, 17 kervansaray - han, 2 medrese, 2 debbaİhâne, 35 deİirmen, 1 köprü, 123'ten fazla dükkân, 31'den fazla ev, cehudhâne, muallimhâne, ahÖr, otlukhâne ve mahzen tespit edilmiûtir. Hayrât olarak da 13 arsa, çayÖr, baİ, dalyan ve köyü vakfetmiûtir.