أحمد كوبريللي

أحمد كوبريللي

c. 1676 CE · 1087 AH

Fazıl Ahmed Köprülü (d. ~1676) — took Neuhausl, Austria's greatest fortress, in September 1663, and faced down Louis XIV's gunboat diplomacy: 'the capitulations were a grant, not an executable treaty.' His death broke the dam: Austria seized Buda and Venice took Athens 1.

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Roles
Ruler · military
Era
The Gunpowder Empires
Region
Anatolia
Identifiers
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Life in time

16001625165016751700172517501775 c. c.
The Gunpowder Empires Contemporaries: Abd al-Qadir al-Baghdadi · Abd al-Rauf al-Sinkili · Abu Salim al-Ayyashi · Ahmad ibn Mustafa ibn al-Khawja · Sultan Ahmed III

Overview

Ahmed Koprulu, Ottoman grand vizier, son of Mehmed Koprulu. He followed his father's course in repelling the attacks of the Holy League. He refused a peace with Austria and Venice, and marched at the head of an army to fight Austria. 2

Conquest and diplomacy

Al-Salabi reports that he took the fortress of Neuhausel, east of Vienna, on 25 Safar 1074 AH, corresponding to 28 September 1663 CE. In his time France tried to renew its privileges, and he refused. When Louis XIV sent his ambassador with a warship fleet to threaten him, he said that the privileges were a favour and not a treaty that had to be carried out. France then backed down, until the old treaties were renewed for it. 2

Al-Salabi holds that the Ottoman order weakened at his death, and Austria then attacked the lands of Hungary. The data dates his death to around 1676 CE / 1087 AH. 3

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محمد كوبريللي
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Conquest of the Fortress of Neuhausl

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Sources

  1. al-Dawla al-Uthmaniyya — Ali Muhammad al-Salabi (2001) , p. 307-308
  2. al-Dawla al-Uthmaniyya — Ali Muhammad al-Salabi (2001) , p.307-308
  3. al-Dawla al-Uthmaniyya — Ali Muhammad al-Salabi (2001) , p.308
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islam.museum contributors. “أحمد كوبريللي”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/fazil-ahmed-koprulu/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-19.

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Conquest of the Fortress of Neuhausl

The conquest of Neuhausl (Nové Zámky), Austria's greatest fortress east of Vienna, by Grand Vizier Fazıl Ahmed Köprülü — 25 Safar 1074/28 September 1663.