Background
Josef Mašković was born a Christian around 1604, in Vrana, Dalmatia, then at the Venetian-Ottoman frontier.
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Jusuf Maskovic
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He built a large han, or Turkish inn, at Vrana in 1644, which still stands today. Origin and early life
According to Frane Difnico, Yusuf was the servant of Durak Bey, while Girolamo Brusoni claims that his father was the servant of Halil Bey, and that Yusuf was the groomer of Ibrahim Bey Bećiragić in Nadin. At the service of the Bećiragići in Nadin, Josef learned the Turkish language and alphabet.
Though he was a sharp and intelligent boy, he was in serious poverty.
Once an elder lady of Nadin saw him barefooted and gave him opanci. While following his master on a trip, he got to know a gatekeeper of the Porte, and decided to join Ottoman service in Constantinople.
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Return and death
He was also given the Ibrahim Pasha Palace as a residence. He built a large han, or Turkish inn, at Vrana in 1644 named Maškovića Han.
