Claim: Konstantinos Kolokotronis was born in 1745, worked as an armatole for four years when he was young, and became powerful enough to influence the choice of Ottoman Governors of the Peloponnese by forming close connectons with some of the most influential families of the Peloponnese.
Evidence: He was born around 1745 and he was one of Ioannis Kolokotronis's five children. When he was still young he worked as an armatole in Corinth under the command of Halil Bey for four years. He developed close connections with some of the most influential families of the Peloponnese and soon accumulated significant power himself, to the point of influencing the choice of the Ottoman governors (vali) of the Peloponnese.