KIUPRILI, kit-piVli% or KIOPRILL The name of a family of grand viziers of Turkey.— 1011ANIMED KIUMILI (1585-1661) was an Alba nian, and entered the palace in a menial position, hut by his ability he became in time Governor of Damascus, Tripoli, and Jerusalem. In the troubles which followed the death of Sultan Ibra him, and while i\lohanimed IV. was still a minor, the Sultana, Validch, appointed him Grand Vizier, September 15, 1656, but he accepted the office• only after he had been given full authority. lie ruled with great energy and severity.suppress ing religious fanatics and rebels. He also re stored order in the administration. Against Aus tria and Venice lie waged successful war, and the islands of Lemnos and Tenedo were recovered from the latter. He left his power to his son An 31En (1630-76). Like his father, the latter an tagonized the ult•a-orthodox, and in 1663 took command of the armies against Austria. He over ran Hungary and Transylvania, and captured sev eral strong towns. Christian Europe. however, was alarmed and France sent aid to Austria, and on August 1, 1664, the Turks were decisively defeated at the battle of Saint Gotthard by Imperial forces under the Count of :\Ion1ecusssti (q.v.). Nevertheless Kiuprili was able to con
elude an advantageous peace. In 1669 Candia was captured, and peace made with Venice. His last years were spent in war with Poland, dur ing which he was several times defeated by Sobieski (q.v.).—MusTAcuA (died 1691) was a brother of Ahmed. lle had sufficient influence over Aluhammed IV. to induce hint not to kill his brother Solyman, and hence when the latter in 1687 overthrew :\lohannitell, and became Sul tan as Solyman 11l., he remembered the service, and in 1939 made Mustapha Grand Vizier. Ile rewstablished order in internal affairs, but in the war against Austria he was killed in the battle of Salankamen, August 19, 1691. Consult: o ts deni Lehcn dreier tlross wesire. (Gotha, 1899) ; Creasy, History of the Of Turks .( London, 1877). See TURKEY.