This name change has significant meaning, since it shaped the identity of a Pasha.
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He was born to Albanian parents in the Sanjak of Berat in Albania. He would enter into the Sultan\’s service as a kitchen boy until he found his station in imperial treasury and the offices of the palace chamberlains. He was considered so difficult to work with, he was conscripted as a cavalry soldier.
Koprulu Mehmed Pasha (?-1661)
Köprülü: (Turkish) after the town he served in.
Mehmed: (Arabic)
Pasha: (Arabic) his title
He would eventually rise the ranks until he became a Pasha.
Sources
- Gabor Agoston, Bruce Alan Masters (21 May 2010). Encyclopedia of the Ottoman Empire.
- \”Köprülü Mehmed Pasha.\” Wikipedia.
- Mikaberidze, Alexander (22 July 2011). Conflict and Conquest in the Islamic World. ISBN 978-1-59884-337-8. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
- Server Rifat İskit (1960). Resemli-haritalı mufassal Osmanlı tarihi. İskit Yayını. p. 2067.