His father was killed in battle in 1624 when the Turks tried to overthrow Mehmed III Giray.

His elder brother Fetih was nureddin in 1641-44 during the first reign of Mehmed IV Giray.

The story goes that some time between 1588 and 1597[5] a noble Polish girl was captured during a Tatar raid and presented to Fetih Giray.

A court servant named Haji Mustafa was sent to take the girl to Poland and bring back the ransom.

Fetih indignantly denied responsibility and sent men to kill all three of them for the crime of fornication and insulting his good name.

Mehmed recognized him as Fetih's son, appointed him nureddin and made him take the name of Devlet Giray.

His sons were to be called Fetih and Adil Giray in place of their lower class names of Kul-Bolda and Chul-Bolda.