Kabakçı Mustafa (c. 1770 – 14 July 1808) was a rebel leader who caused the delay of Ottoman reformation in the early 19th century.
Yamaks were a special class of soldiers who were responsible in defending Bosphorous against Cossack pirates from Ukraine.
[1] The reformist sultan Selim III (reigned 1789–1807) who was under the influence French Revolution tried to reform the institutions of the empire.
The janissaries were afraid of being trained in western style and religious figures opposed non-Moslem methods in medieval institutions.
The middle-class city dwellers also opposed Nizamı Cedit because of the new taxes to support the program and the general corruption of the Ottoman Porte.
According to historians at this point it was an easy matter to suppress the revolt because the camp of well trained Nizamı cedit troops was nearby.
[3] In a few days it became clear that Köse Musa was supporting the rebels whose numbers had increased with accretion of many people including janissaries who were staying in the capital.
After the night full of marriage ceremony and potation, it was an easy matter for the squadron to raid the headquarters and kill Kabakçı.
But as a last minute precaution, he had ordered the execution of both Selim and Mahmud to be the sole male member of the Ottoman house.