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Battle of Slankamen

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death of Köprülü

In Köprülü Fazıl Mustafa Paşa
…under Louis of Baden at Slankamen; Fazıl Mustafa Paşa was mortally shot while rushing to support his right wing. It fell to Mehmed Paşa’s nephew Amca-zâde Hüseyin Paşa, grand vizier between Sept. 13, 1697, and Sept. 29, 1702, to conclude the peace treaty with the allies at Carlowitz (Jan. 26,…
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defeat of Ahmed II

In Ahmed II
…defeated by the Austrians at Slankamen, Hung. The able grand vizier (chief minister) Köprülü Fazıl Mustafa Paşa died in the battle, and the Ottomans suffered substantial territorial losses in Hungary. In 1692 the Venetians attacked Crete and in 1694 captured Chios. In addition, Ahmed faced unrest in his Arab provinces…
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