Where did the battle that Merzifonlu Kara Mustafa Pasha participated in take place?
Sakızköy Sakızköy is a belde (town) in Lüleburgaz district of Kırklareli Province, Turkey. It is situated to the east of Turkish motorway O-3 at . Distance to Lüleburgaz is 10 km and to Kırklareli is 66 km .The population of the town is 1420 as of 2011. In the early 18th century it was a property of Zeliha Hanım who was the daughter of Merzifonlu Kara Mustafa Pasha a grand vizier of the Ottoman Empire known for his defeat in the Battle of Vienna. Zeliha Hanım sold the property to people from Ivaylovgrad, Bulgaria (then Ortaköy, a part of the Ottoman Empire) and the settlement began to be called "Satık köy" ("Sold village") In time, the name "Satık" was replaced with "Sakız" ("gum"). In 1999 it was declared a seat of township. Main aconomic sectors of the town are irrigated agriculture and animal breeding. Cereals, sun flower and sugar beet are among the crops.
Battle of Mokra (July 1462) The Second Battle of Mokra occurred on July 7, 1462, right before Skanderbeg's Macedonian campaign. Sultan Mehmed II had come out of his recent campaigns victorious, adding large swaths of lands to his domains. He was confident enough to send a new force into Albania to weaken the Albanian forces. He thus sent 23,000 men under Sinan bey to complete the job. Skanderbeg had been prepared and moved towards the Albanian frontier. The armies came near Mokra where Skanderbeg had positioned his forces on a mountain dominating the landscape. When the Turkish force got near enough, the Albanians ambushed and the Turks routed. Skanderbeg then raided Macedonia and split up the loot with his men.