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Ahmet Zenel Gjonbalaj
Ahmet Zenel Gjonbalaj or Ahmet Zeneli (1803–1893) was an Albanian fighter and commander during the period of the Albanian National Awakening in the 19th century who fought against the Principality of Montenegro, Principality of Montenegro's attempts to annex his homeland, Plav, Montenegro, Plav-Gusinje, alongside Ali Pasha of Gusinje and other Albanian patriots. He was born in 1803 in the village of Vusanje (Albanian: ''Vuthaj'') to the south of Gusinje in the Accursed Mountains, Albanian Alps. He was a descendant of the Gjonbalaj brotherhood which traces its ancestry back to the figure of ''Gjon Bala'' and his sons; who themselves originated from Nikç in Kelmendi (tribe), Kelmendi. Ahmeti's father, Zenel Mehmeti, was also a well known fighter and had served under the Ottoman Empire, Ottoman forces against the French-led Morea Expedition. During the 1850s, Ahmet Zeneli was among the Albanian fighters under Ali Pasha of Gusinje tasked with defending Plav and Gusinje from outside ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albanian National Awakening
The Albanian National Awakening ( sq, Rilindja or ), commonly known as the Albanian Renaissance or Albanian Revival, is a period throughout the 19th and 20th century of a cultural, political and social movement in the Albanian history where the Albanian people gathered strength to establish an independent cultural and political life as well as the country of Albania. Prior to the rise of nationalism, Albania remained under the rule of the Ottoman Empire for almost five centuries and the Ottoman authorities suppressed any expression of national unity or national conscience by the Albanian people. There is some debate among experts regarding when the Albanian nationalist movement should be considered to have started. Some sources attribute its origins to the revolts against centralisation in the 1830s, others to the publication of the first attempt by Naum Veqilharxhi at a standardized alphabet for Albanian in 1844,Zhelyazkova, Antonina (2000). "Albanian Identities". Sofia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
