It is said that while growing up, differently from his adoptive Köprülü brothers, he disliked alcohol, as well as Europeans and other non-Muslims. He then entered the household of the Sultan as mirahor-i-sani ( master of the horse). Within the household's inner service ( enderun), he held the positions of letter-carrier ( telhisci, or assistant to the grand vizier) to Köprülü Mehmed Pasha, and of silahdar (armourer). How he entered the family and the details of his marriage are unclear. Possibly as a way to increase his possibilities to start an administrative career, he was introduced into the Köprülü household, where he was educated by Köprülü Mehmed Pasha, and married into the Köprülü family. His father is said to have served under Köprülü Mehmed Pasha. He was born in the village of Mirince/Marınca near Merzifon (now called Karamustafapaşa after him), the son of a sipahi, cavalry man. However, he was brought up in the Köprülü family, of Albanian origin. Kara Mustafa Pasha was of Turkish origin. The Ottoman northern frontier in the seventeenth century, where Kara Mustafa Pasha led his early campaigns.
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