KÖPRÜLÜ

KİUPRELİ MEHEMET PASCİA GRAN VİZİR DELL’IMPERIO OTTOMANNO

ANNO 1660

Toorenvliet del: Lerch Sc.

Jacob TOORENVLIET (1630-1719)

Engraving, 21 x 15,2 cm. Trimmed and laid on seperate sheet…

Mehmed Köprülü (1583-1661) became Grand Vizier of Sultan Muhammad IV in 1656. He reorganized the Ottoman fleet, conquered Transylvania, restored internal order, reformed the finances, and built forts along the Don and Dniepr rivers. During his vizierate the Ottoman Empire regained some of its former prestige and vitality…